Gary Pinnell's informative article of Dec. 2 points out that the good old boys on the County Commission want to tax your Internet purchases made in other states, increase your license plate fees and curtail your homestead exemptions. What a shock! The County Commission has been riding a tax and spend gravy train consisting of double digit annual spending increases for years. This has funded years of very generous annual pay raises for all employees, $3,000 bonuses for the Sheriff's Office, the elaborate unnecessary ball park, the road to nowhere (also known as the Sebring Parkway or Carl's Catastrophe), a new layer of top level bureaucrats and thousands of dollars worth of stolen, lost and/or misplaced taxpayer funded property, etc. ...more

December 7, 2009

Area food banks say they have never seen the local economy so bad and the need for emergency donations of food so great. ...more

November 14, 2009

The holiday season can be stressful for people struggling to provide good meals for their families. ...more

November 14, 2009

Some area food pantries are seeing an increase in families in need in Hernando County ...more

November 13, 2009

Cannella Elementary fourth-graders had a chance to express their creativity with clay while helping others. ...more

October 28, 2009

Every year, 20,000 rubber ducks race down the Hillsborough River to help end hunger in this area. ...more

October 14, 2009

Last Friday the U.S. Labor Department announced that nearly 540,000 Americans lost their jobs in April. As bad as that sounds, last month's jobless total was less than most economists had predicted. In fact, it was the lowest increase in joblessness in 14 months. Of late there have been a few other signs that the economy may not be recovering yet but its rate of decline has begun to slow. ...more

May 13, 2009

Isn't it great that we can take some time from thinking abut the gloomy economy and gather together for a fun afternoon with members and friends of the Lake Placid Woman's Club? The occasion was our annual fashion show held last Saturday at the Social Hall of St. Francis Church. ...more

April 4, 2009

The Temple Terrace Juniorettes' annual community Easter Egg Hunt is April 4 at Riverhills Park. The event includes prizes, face painting, crafts, snacks and a visit from the Easter Bunny. ...more

March 25, 2009

PLANT CITY A local strawberry field will be open for U-pick from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 21 to benefit the Hillsborough County 4-H. ...more

March 13, 2009