Think of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp., or JROTC, and the mind conjures a small group of military-minded young men in uniform marching with flags and rifles and practicing drills in the school parking lot. ...more

November 1, 2009

Col. Richard J. Ragaller, director of Air Force Junior ROTC units around the world, will be the guest speaker at the annual welcome back luncheon for area units. ...more

August 17, 2009

The drive to turn Palm Harbor into a city hit a snag a few weeks ago when the Crystal Beach Community Association objected, saying its members want to remain a part of unincorporated Pinellas County. In response, the Palm Harbor Coalition, the group pushing to create a city of Palm Harbor, decided to wait until next year before asking the Legislature to set up an incorporation referendum. ...more

May 2, 2009

This Tuesday the Full Moon arrives at 2:11 a.m. Water temperatures are still in the mid-70s for the most part of the day but reach almost 80 by 4 p.m. This means there remains plenty of oxygen in the water column during the nighttime. If we don't have cloud cover at night, the bass will feed throughout the entire night. The daytime feeding migration bite should happen from noon to 3 p.m., however the very early morning bite should be good to very good because the oxygen levels are still high enough to sustain the larger fish in the shallows. ...more

May 18, 2008