The semi-tractor-trailers started rolling in about midnight Thursday carrying 2,000-pound rolls of turf harvested the same day at Bent Oak Farm in Foley, Ala. It's supersod for the Super Bowl. Crews got to work early this morning carefully laying the 41-foot–long strips at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

January 9, 2009

A St. Petersburg man was sentenced today to 111 months in prison and his former girlfriend 46 months for selling thousands of pounds of marijuana. U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew imposed the prison terms on Keith Pritchett, 29, and Monique Pruitt, 28, both of 4225 Cortez Way S. They both pleaded guilty Aug. 26 to conspiring to possess with the intent of distributing large quantities of marijuana. ...more

November 26, 2008

LSU coach Les Miles was not being facetious - at least we don't think so - when he said tonight's visit by his fourth-ranked, undefeated Tigers to The Swamp for an SEC showdown with Florida will make for a jolly-good time. ...more

October 11, 2008

With the sun rising behind them, a dozen Tampa Electric Co. trucks rolled out of a fenced compound Saturday and headed to Beaumont, Texas, to help rebuild what Hurricane Ike tore apart. ...more

September 14, 2008

TAMPA With the sun rising behind them, a dozen Tampa Electric Co. trucks rolled out of a fenced compound today and headed to Beaumont, Texas, to help rebuild what Hurricane Ike tore apart. ...more

September 13, 2008

County officials on Thursday cleared the builders of State Road 56 to work round-the-clock as they rush to finish the first leg of the road in time for the Oct. 30 opening of the Shops at Wiregrass mall. ...more

August 29, 2008

County officials today cleared the builders of State Road 56 to work round-the-clock as they rush to finish the first leg of the road in time for the Oct. 30 opening of the Shops at Wiregrass mall. County Administrator John Gallagher and the Development Review Committee OK'd a 24-hour-a-day schedule for a 10-day period starting in mid-September. Crews will be laying asphalt for the six-lane road, said Jim Richardson, vice president of Forest City Enterprises, one of the companies involved in the road project. Forest City is overseeing the section of S.R. 56 that passes in front of its 800,000-square-foot outdoor shopping plaza. ...more

August 28, 2008

Fresh Faces Needed I wish the people at the county would make a recording on tape. About this time every year, they start crying about the budget and using scare tactics. The best one is when it comes to education and schools. If Hernando County School Superintendent Wayne Alexander was so worried about the budget, how come he got a hefty raise? He said he did a good job. That's what he was paid for in the first place. They all cry about the budget, but no one wants to give up their fat paycheck to help the situation. ...more

July 9, 2008

All things being equal, the three little boys already would be ample cause for a mother's worry. ...more

May 30, 2008

WINDSOR, Colo. - A large tornado caused heavy damage in two northern Colorado towns on Thursday, flipping over tractor-trailers and ripping roofs off buildings. No serious injuries were immediately reported. ...more

May 22, 2008