Sean Fernandez, a Wesley Chapel native who served in the Marine Corps, has filed preliminary paperwork to run for the Zephyrhills City Council. ...more

February 13, 2008

SEBRING — Sisters Barbara Walker and Mary Toney have never lived anywhere except Washington Heights, and they don't ever want to. "I was raised across the street," Toney said from the porch of her Harris Street home. "I want to stay close to home, and I like having my sister one block away. I'm 74, and I've never had another address besides Sebring." Walker likes the tight-knit community of people who have lived there all their lives. "We help each other and look out for each other, like one big family," Walker said. "But I am very glad they are redoing the neighborhood too. It's been a long time coming." ...more

December 12, 2007

SEBRING — The Washington Heights area is getting a facelift in the form of new sidewalks, landscaping and lighting. Streetscape 8 will feature new sidewalks lining the roads, removal of overhead power lines, antique street lights and new landscaping, beautifying Lemon Avenue, Martin Luther King Boulevard and North Ridgewood Drive. "We are trying to make the area aesthetically appealing and address health and safety concerns," said Pete Pollard, executive director of Community Redevelopment Agency. "We are hoping our efforts will attract reinvestment into the community." ...more

September 25, 2007