The name of Sam Horton, a longtime educator and local civil rights leader who died this month at the age of 79, will adorn the school district's Instructional Services Center on North 40th Street. ...more

April 22, 2009

A half-dozen Hillsborough County residents spent Monday night saying "yes" or "no" to plans for recovery following a disaster by placing red and green stickers on a map. ...more

March 4, 2009

For more than 300 needy families in Hillsborough County, there will be no basket of food for Thanksgiving from county employees. ...more

November 24, 2008

Being a caregiver is mostly a thankless, lonely job particularly if you yourself are not in good health. You lose touch with many friends, you don't get to go out except for business and any spare time is spent writing, reading, talking to friends on the phone or resting (I get very little sleep at night.) On Oct. 10, something happened with was a nightmare come true; I won't get into details. I thought, this can't be happening, it can't be true. I'll never forget it. Thanks to angels like Deputy D. Wilson, social services, S. Richards, friends Red and Tom Travison, Clare Schuler, Dr. E. Palosky and staff, who tried to bring closure to this event. Our son Jerry spent his days off from work making numerous phone calls to help me. Our son John and wife Donna called long distance. God bless you all. I hope no one ever goes through what I did. ...more

October 26, 2008

Kathy Maloney, out of work since May, resorted to selling stuff at a nearby pawnshop Monday night to get cash to feed her dogs. Tuesday, she took her plight to the street. ...more

October 8, 2008

Fifty-four-year-old Katherine Maloney, out of work since May and fresh from a trip to the pawnshop last night to get cash to feed her dogs, took her plight to the street this morning. At the break of dawn, she stood at the corner of Humphrey Street and North Dale Mabry Highway and handed out 100 resumes. Her face-to-face style may have paid off. About an hour after she started, she had gotten three bites. ...more

October 7, 2008

An emotional crowd of nearly 100 parents packed Northdale Park's recreation center, concerned about changes to free out-of-school programs. ...more

June 4, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Thelma Becker has been on a mission to "feed my sheep" since 1994, when she founded Manna Ministries. Becker is stepping down as director at the food pantry for health reasons. Marlene Christiansen will become the new director. Manna supplies 50 pounds of food and up to 20 pieces of clothing each month to clients who are screened for eligibility, based on income. The non-profit organization is donation driven. Memorial United Methodist Church donates the Ministries its home at 416 Kent Avenue. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA - A man and his roommate got quite a surprise when they opened their electric bill Friday. The Tampa Electric Co. bill showed the couple owed almost $100,000. ...more

January 22, 2008

TAMPA - With temperatures dipping, shelters have opened tonight for the homeless and people without adequate heat in their homes, Hillsborough County Health and Social Services said. ...more

January 20, 2008