When Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-La., won a stunning victory in a heavily Democratic district in New Orleans last December, the GOP was so thrilled that House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, sent a memo to his colleagues headlined "The Future is Cao." ...more

November 9, 2009

Good gravy! One can almost smell the aroma of Thanksgiving preparations heating up across the county. ...more

October 26, 2009

Two suspects in a string of Manatee County burglaries have been detained, but two others remain on the loose following a high-speed chase today, troopers say. ...more

October 6, 2009

Mark Conner, thank you for reading my letter. If you were offended, I sincerely apologize. ...more

August 11, 2009

In a recent letter to the editor, CF Valle Jr. said that according to the New Testament, the Lord Jesus is the greatest living liberal today. The writer has found a way to twist the definition of liberal with the "liberal lifestyle." ...more

August 6, 2009

The 17th annual "Stamp-Out-Hunger" Postal Food Drive will be held Saturday, May 9. ...more

April 23, 2009

Lynn Allen, 39, of 328 Ernest E. Sims St., Avon Park: Failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge of assault purge. ...more

March 30, 2009

PLANT CITY Enrollment for the spring semester at Evangelical University and Seminary is continuing through Jan. 12. An enrollment form and the course schedule can be found at the university's Web site at EvangelicalUniversity.org. Jan. 12 is the first day of classes. ...more

December 31, 2008

The overnight low will drop to 38 degrees on Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. ...more

December 2, 2008

By the time she arrived at Lakeshore Mall Thursday, Til Widenhoft, of Sebring, had already made plans for most of her portion of the 80,000 pounds of apples sold during the Gene Scheck Rotary Apple and Cider Sale. ...more

November 7, 2008