For the last week, Sandy and Bill Carro's RV workshop has been turned into Santa's workshop as they prep their boat float for Avon Park's Christmas parade. ...more

November 28, 2009

Area schools welcome in parents and volunteers today to talk about their jobs as part of the Great American Teach-In. ...more

November 18, 2009

With horses, grey hounds, police dogs, a semi-truck, police car, two fire trucks and plenty of guests talking about their careers, Park Elementary School's students were wide-eyed with plenty of questions for Friday's Great American Teach-In. ...more

November 14, 2009

The issue: Spring Hill Fire Rescue board votes to transfer emergency dispatching to county. Our opinion: Fire commissioners deserve praise for long overdue decision. ...more

March 1, 2009

Fire Station One on Dairy Road will now comply with the city's sprinkler ordinance, thanks to a federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

January 15, 2009

The Florida Gators arrived Friday afternoon for the weeklong buildup to their BCS Championship Game against Oklahoma, their chartered flight welcomed to the Fort Lauderdale Airport Executive Terminal by a pair of fire trucks blasting water cannons into a giant arch. ...more

January 3, 2009

If it were not for The Tampa Tribune, I wouldn't be here. ...more

December 19, 2008

Get out the lawn chairs and slip into something red and green for the Avon Park Christmas Parade, Monday, Dec. 1, the first of the county's three holiday parades. ...more

November 28, 2008

The question has been answered by voters twice before. Both times Spring Hill residents were opposed to an independent fire district. ...more

October 26, 2008

Organizers of the annual Veterans Day Parade need some volunteers, nonprofit groups and businesses to step forward to make this year's event a success. ...more

October 15, 2008