While some community members cast a wary eye, church officials who plan to open a new mission here say they are working to gain back trust. ...more

March 11, 2009

School board members made it clear Tuesday that a charter school to bring the county's dropout population back into the fold is a good idea. ...more

October 22, 2008

Despite Tropical Storm Hanna's rains that dampened Highlands County the first half of Friday, just about everyone is keeping a wary eye on Hurricane Ike, which is still churning in the Atlantic. ...more

September 6, 2008

As Hurricane Gustav approaches, the Gulf Coast's tourism industry is gearing up for the key holiday weekend while keeping a wary eye on the storm and preparing for the mixed bag it may bring next week. ...more

August 30, 2008

Barack Obama will return to the Tampa Bay area Wednesday with a wary eye on whether to contest a state he spurned and which, in recent electoral history, has tilted Republican. ...more

May 18, 2008

A tropical depression came ashore in the Florida Panhandle on Friday, sparing coastal Louisiana and Mississippi the first serious brush with tropical weather since two hurricanes laid waste to the area in 2005. ...more

September 22, 2007