Jeremy Graves is ready to dent some metal. By day, he loads twisted vehicles onto the tow truck he drives for Stepp's Towing Service. ...more

February 21, 2009

Tom Rooney, 37, is almost stereotypically Irish. He's tall, red-haired, flush-faced, freckled, and built like a lumberjack. Actually, he's a former tight end, an Army veteran and an attorney. ...more

October 12, 2008

Congressional candidate Tom Rooney and his wife, Tara, owned two properties in 2007, and received homestead exemptions for a $410,000 house in Tequesta and a $315,000 house in Jupiter. ...more

September 30, 2008

Editor's note: This is the first profile of the three Republicans running to challenge U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney for 16th District in the U.S. Congress. SEBRING — Tom Rooney is almost stereotypically Irish. He's tall, red-haired, flush-faced, freckled, and built like a lumberjack. Actually, he's a former tight end, an Army veteran and an attorney. His favorite rockers, according to his Facebook page, are the Dublin group U2. ...more

May 26, 2008

Jeremy Graves was the crowd favorite Sunday at the Pasco County Fair's first demolition derby. ...more

February 25, 2008

The Plant City Family YMCA welcomed five new members to its board at a celebration party Nov. 15 hosted by George and Cassandra Banning. ...more

December 15, 2007