October 2010
By MELODY JAMESON SOUTH COUNTY – Preparing for the November 2 general election ballot, about 200 South County voters assembled here last week to review six proposed amendments to the…
By Penny Fletcher Wouldn’t it be great to know the fruits and vegetables you’re consuming aren’t shot full of chemicals to hold their color and give them a longer…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN RUSKIN — According to Ken Stack, a bee expert from the Quail Hollow Bee Farm, thousands of bees that have swarmed a tree at the Lone Pine…
Photos and text by MITCH TRAPHAGENVeterans and service organizations in Sun City Center came together to honor wounded warriors in a ceremony at the Community Hall on October 7. The…
By MELODY JAMESON SUN CITY CENTER – After years of contentious competition and legal wrangling, the last chapters in the South County’s convoluted tale of two hospitals aiming for new…
By MELODY JAMESON SUN CITY CENTER – Prescribing what may be a treatment approach unique in the nation, a consortium of regional decision makers is outlining a medical center here…
By Mitch Traphagen There is a city in the suburbs. At this near-mythical place, people are sitting around tables chatting casually with friends, business people with papers containing plans, proposals…
By Penny Fletcher Anghor Wat in Cambodia is a 1,500-year-old religious site held to be holy by people of that country. SOUTH COUNTY – Most of the time,…
Giants Camp Memorial dedicated By MELODY JAMESON More than 100 guests representing Gibsonton’s famed Tomaini family, concerned local residents and officials last week helped formally dedicate the multi-feature memorial to…