SEBRING — Sun 'n Lake Golf & Country Club is selling $250 covered tables to watch its July 5 fireworks event, and it's sponsoring a July 26 golf tournament. Megan L. Klootwyk, director of membership and marketing, said the money will go to the Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce. Robert and Heide Miller of Cherokee Janitorial Service in Avon Park are donating a percentage of its revenues to the Red Cross, the American Cancer Society and the Sebring chamber. And Shawn Marler of the Boy Scouts is planning a joint fundraiser with the chamber. "If there's ever been a time for community support, it's now," said Interim Chamber President Sarah Pallone. ...more

June 11, 2008

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June 8, 2008

A senior city buildings official took bribes in exchange for falsely reporting that cranes had been inspected and that crane operators had been certified, but his actions did not appear to be connected to two recent crane collapses that killed nine people, authorities said Friday. ...more

June 7, 2008

I know from experience that if one person has a question or problem, there are thousands more behind the scenes who are struggling with a similar situation. So I like to dole out the answers and tips in this space whenever possible. ...more

June 1, 2008

Thousands of workers at U.S. Sugar thought they were getting a good deal when the company shelved their pension plan and gave them stock for their retirement instead. They had a heady sense of controlling their own destiny as they became the company's biggest shareholders, Vic McCorvey, a former farm manager there, said. ...more

May 29, 2008

The chairman of beleaguered Countrywide Financial Corp. raised eyebrows and tempers with his snippy reply to an e-mail plea from a man who said he was in danger of losing his home. ...more

May 22, 2008

Transfers from the Tampa Bay area and other slumping housing markets nationwide are forcing military members to sell homes for thousands of dollars less than they owe on their mortgage, a Tampa Bay area congressman said. ...more

May 2, 2008

We've been reading a lot lately about probable grain shortages. That, along with rising fuel prices equals higher costs for everything. The fact that trucks deliver most of our foods to stores is an added factor in higher prices. ...more

May 2, 2008