It was two hours of moving patriotic songs, speeches and soliloquies during The Patriots Club of Sun City Center's first annual "A Tribute to the Heroes and Victims of Sept. 11, 2001" ceremony. Held from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 11 at Freedom Towers, about 200 guests attended the ceremony, highlighted by speeches from retired U.S. Army Col. Luther Lloyd of Odessa; Florida state Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Brandon; Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham; and Patriots Club President Uta Kuhn. A letter of regret from U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus was read by the Master of Ceremonies, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Bassett, commander of the Sun City Center Military Order of the World Wars. ...more

September 23, 2009

A second challenger has announced for embattled Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White's District 3 seat. ...more

September 9, 2009

County Commissioner Rose Rocco has acquired the 1,230 signatures needed to place her name on the 2010 November ballot. ...more

September 4, 2009

A damaging verdict in a sexual harassment trial has not slowed County Commissioner Kevin White's drive for re-election. ...more

September 2, 2009

Kearney Construction, a large contractor that worked on the International Plaza and Westfield Citrus Park malls, has filed for bankruptcy protection. ...more

August 27, 2009

The Tampa Port Authority on Tuesday OK'd a $150,000 request by Tampa Historic Streetcar for fiscal 2009-10 by a 4-3 vote. ...more

August 19, 2009

Tampa Port Authority board member Carl Lindell on Tuesday encouraged fellow members to push Congress to ease the five decade Cuba trade embargo, and Tampa Councilwoman Mary Mulhern encouraged the board to visit Cuba as she and Lindell did on their own initiative in July. ...more

August 19, 2009

A new fire station won't hinder recreation at a popular park in rural Hillsborough, an official said. Some residents were alarmed when a surveyor's map appeared to show that the station would be located in the center of Bealsville Park, 5009 Nesmith Road. But county fire rescue Chief Kim Olsen said that's not the county's intentions. ...more

August 4, 2009

I wonder where we can get a couple of those coyotes that prey on stray dogs, cats, rabbits, etc. Out here in the Town 'N Country area we have a surplus of varmints, and their numbers need to be kept under control. ...more

July 29, 2009

Thursday's rain followed a deluge Wednesday that forced 15 families to leave their homes in Progress Village. ...more

July 3, 2009