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8:30 a.m.: Mike Godwin stood out from the crowd at the First United Methodist Church in Lutz, or at least from the line. As people exited cars and scurried to the end of the line, Godwin kept away but always making sure he could be seen. That's because he was sporting a shirt with the name of Ed Homan, a Republican candidate for the state Legislature. He was at the poll on his own, not part of an organized effort by the campaign. ...more
November 4, 2008
6:30 a.m.: In the gray of pre-dawn in Lutz, two women stood in line to vote in a presidential election for the first time in their lives -- one because she was finally old enough, the other because she became a U.S. citizen in June. They were separated by about a dozen other voters at the First United Methodist Church. At 6:30 a.m., the line was growing about two to four people a minute. ...more
November 4, 2008
Assistant County Attorney Jon Jouben said Monday there is not enough documentation to show that the Tourism Development Council violated federal or state constitutional statutes when it awarded a $5,000 grant to the Brooksville Ministerial Association. ...more
October 28, 2008
Unlike Linus, the faithful but repeatedly disappointed character in the "Peanuts" comic strip, children at First United Methodist Church of Plant City didn't have to wait for The Great Pumpkin. ...more
October 22, 2008
Lee Brown embodied the Rotary model - "service above self." The longtime accountant served the local Rotary chapter in his adopted hometown of Dade City for more than 40 years, served as treasurer of the Pioneer Florida Museum for more than 20 years and worked behind the scenes for countless efforts. ...more
October 16, 2008
There's another fall tradition in Brandon that can't be topped, and this tradition can indeed make a great topping for a Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole, German chocolate cake or double-chocolate brownies. ...more
October 15, 2008
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