RIVERVIEW - An old pipeline threading through Riverview to link Mosaic Fertilizer's processing plant to its water source at Lithia Springs has been leaking and causing headaches for motorists, including three road closures in the past month. Water from the pipeline washed out part of the road base of Riverview Drive in early June, leading to a section between Dean Street and Albyar Avenue being closed for several days. ...more

June 27, 2008

I read Friday that City Pier Beach will be closed for at least a month to fill in the offshore dredge hole. The recent tragic drowning accident at this dredge hole has made this a notable priority. I never knew, and suspect many never knew of this hole. There is another 30-foot deep hole just south of the channel between Lake Jackson and Little Lake Jackson (on the Little Lake Jackson side.) ...more

June 16, 2008

Voters did not hand Democrats control of Congress two years ago in order to impeach President Bush, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Wednesday. ...more

June 12, 2008

University of Florida officials sent letters to 11,300 current and former students informing them that the university mistakenly posted their names, addresses and Social Security numbers online. The university used the student information between 2003 and 2005, but it remained posted unsecured online until a routine audit revealed the breach, UF officials announced Tuesday. The information has since been removed. ...more

June 10, 2008

Mike Sparkman returned to office Monday night, sworn in to fill the Plant City Commission seat he last held in 2005. ...more

June 10, 2008

Sarasota deputies have arrested a man they say used a hammer to kill a 76-year-old woman and then stole her car. ...more

June 9, 2008

Riverview Drive East Of I-75 Closed For Month RIVERVIEW - A portion of Riverview Drive east of Interstate 75 has been shut down and might remain closed to motorists for up to a month. ...more

June 7, 2008

A portion of Riverview Drive just east of Interstate 75 has been shut down and might remain closed to motorists for up to a month. Hillsborough County officials on Tuesday authorized an emergency closing to allow work crews to fix a leaking Mosaic Fertilizer water line. The leak has washed out part of the road between Dean Street and Albyar Avenue west of U.S. 301, and workers must rebuild the road along with the pipe, officials said. ...more

June 4, 2008

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May 29, 2008

I read with interest the article by James J. Dean regarding the channel between Little Lake Jackson and Lake Jackson. Also, the article about the canal cleanup at Lake Istokpoga. Both of our local newspapers should interview residents of Erin Park, who live on the three canals to Little Lake Jackson, and also take pictures of the three canals, as two of them are literally "seas of grass." We have little water in the middle canal and in the past few weeks, a lot of the fish have died and we've gotten flocks of buzzards on the bank feeding on the dead fish. We haven't had our boats or pontoons out on either lake for almost two years. A lot of the boats and pontoons are sitting high and dry. It would cost each owner around $600 to have a crane come in and remove them. We have contacted local county officials several times, but all we get are words! Something needs to be done. ...more

May 24, 2008