Getting that house, home addition, commercial building, pool or even a shed constructed in a manner that's code compliant and safe for the consumer is the number-one concern for long-time Sebring resident Charles "Ed" White. ...more

November 10, 2008

4:53 p.m.: Neither rain, nor snow, nor late arrival could keep four absentee ballots from reaching their destination Tuesday. ...more

November 4, 2008

They raise money through text messages and release videos directly to the Internet, but Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are relying on the old-fashioned U.S. Postal Service to deliver that staple of a presidential campaign's final weeks: the attack ad. ...more

October 27, 2008

Thousands of pieces of mail destined for homes across the Tampa Bay area have not been delivered. ...more

September 25, 2008

Thousands of pieces of mail destined for homes across the Tampa Bay area have not been delivered. The letters, cards and magazines have instead been hidden in storage units, stuffed into garbage bags and dumped in rural areas of Hillsborough County. Many were emptied of gift cards, cash, checks and credit cards. ...more

September 24, 2008

It can be difficult to get a passport in Hernando County. If someone lives and works in Spring Hill, he or she must carve out enough time during the work week and travel across the county to the Brooksville courthouse to apply for one. ...more

September 22, 2008

Evemarie Lewin has been feeling boxed in about where she can mail her letters in West Pasco. Recently it seemed to her that more and more of the big blue outdoor boxes have been vanishing from area streets. Whether the outdoor box has a standard flip-down lid or a "snorkel" horn chute, Lewin finds them to be much more convenient than going inside post office lobbies to drop off her mail. ...more

September 17, 2008

Neil F. Law Jr. fought in a war, mapped out the first postal route along what would become Spring Hill's busiest street and founded one of the area's most popular golf courses. ...more

September 15, 2008

In lackluster economic times, not even postal workers enjoy much of a security envelope. ...more

August 21, 2008

In a town that takes the arts seriously, Monica Goodwin Turner was chosen as the contest winner for the official poster and T-shirt for the 18th annual Caladium Festival. ...more

August 17, 2008