Hunters Can Go Hog-Wild NEW PORT RICHEY - Wild hogs, beware. Hunters can take their best shot - online, for now - at registering beginning Oct. 13 for a chance to track down feral hogs on Southwest Florida Water Management District land. ...more

October 5, 2008

Good weather helped draw hundreds to last week's annual Veterans Day parade in Ruskin. Participation more than doubled the 2006 numbers. "We're exhausted but proud," organizer Shirley May said. ...more

November 17, 2007

It was a red, white and blue kind of day Nov. 10 as hundreds of people turned out for the annual Veterans Day parade along U.S. 41. ...more

November 15, 2007

Sunday was Veterans Day, one day set aside to honor our men and women who have and are still serving our country in the armed forces, 365 days a year. ...more

November 14, 2007

It was a day to show the colors, to honor the sacrifice. ...more

November 13, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Santos "Sandy" Santoni, proudly wearing his American Legion Seminole Post 111 hat, watched the parade pass Saturday on Hanley Road. He heard "thank you" from many recognizing him as a veteran, and some marching by handed him beads. ...more

November 11, 2007

Army Sgt. Bryan C. Luckey had a passion for aiding youth. He was dedicated to helping others and put people's needs before his own. ...more

November 8, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The annual Veterans Day Parade is not financially stable, but organizers are still holding the popular event. ...more

November 7, 2007

SEBRING — Organizers for the third annual Veterans Day Parade in Sebring are looking for more groups to add their floats. Howard Jenkins, the veterans representative from Heartland Workforce and a chief organizer behind the parade, said that he has 30 floats committed so far for the Nov. 11 celebration. He said there was "plenty of time" to get more commitments for the floats. Last year, he estimated at least 3,000 spectators filled downtown Sebring to watch. Last year's parade had 63 floats, while the inaugural one hosted 44 entries. ...more

October 22, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Despite funding issues that threatened to postpone the 14th annual Veterans Day Parade, organizers are certain the show will go on. ...more

October 20, 2007