March 2011
By Mitch Traphagen ORLANDO — After dozens of airports and hundreds of thousands of air miles, the Amtrak station in Orlando was a relief. There are no body scanners, no…
By PENNY FLETCHER WIMAUMA — Some residents of Valencia Lakes were shocked to hear that documents they thought were set in stone might not hold up in court because of…
By MELODY JAMESON BALM – Devastated inmates, distraught staff, anxious volunteers and a whole prison yard full of unanswered questions are churning in the wake of the Hillsborough Correctional Institution’s…
Grace Vernice Tomberlin HelmsGrace Vernice Tomberlin Helms went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 7, 2011, at age 91. She was born in Pelham, Georgia, July 8, 1919,…
By PENNY FLETCHER RUSKIN– These two friends are a real trip. Just sitting listening to their stories is enough to keep you laughing all day- even after you’ve parted. Frances…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN I have a case of mental indigestion. I think that it comes from the anchor that I swallowed. It’s an old story. People go cruising; they come…
By MELODY JAMESONAPOLLO BEACH – While SOBAC, once one of the area’s strongest citizen environmental groups, was disbanded five years ago, its mission continues today in the hands of a…
Howard Demask of Apollo Beach gathered with a few dozen of his closest friends at the Ruskin Senior Activities Center to celebrate his 100th birthday on Thursday. He won’t actually…
By PENNY FLETCHER WIMAUMA — With gas prices soaring just in time for spring and summer vacations, many South County residents are searching for new ways to have fun closer…