June 2014
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission requests the public’s help in locating three species of rare birds during their breeding seasons. The southeastern American kestrel, the burrowing owl and…
Rev. Robert E. Gately Rev. Robert E. Gately, 89, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away June 9, 2014. He was born in Watertown, Mass., and was ordained May 22,…
PART 2 (PART 1) By LIA MARTIN Gov. Rick Scott signed the $77 billion state budget, vetoing only $69 million and making this year a standout in monies awarded. As…
Dear Editor, Before I left SCC to go on [a recent] trip, I and Walt Cawein (former CA president) went to the office of the SCC Emergency Squad (27 March…
Marjorie Ruth Edwards Marjorie Ruth Edwards, 93, of Sun City Center, Fla., slipped away peacefully on June 1, 2014. Born on November 28, 1920, in Kokomo, Ind., she was the…
By KEVIN BRADY The finish line is in sight for the county to adopt a plan for development of Ruskin over the next decade and beyond. The final hearing on…
Gibsonton middle school needs $1,000 to fund trip: Children of migrant workers will visit a local college
By KEVIN BRADY Helping some of the most underprivileged students in the county, Eisenhower Middle School needs just $1,000 to send children of migrant workers on a day trip to…
By LIA MARTIN St. Joseph’s Hospital – South, a $225 million private, not-for-profit hospital located in Riverview, is still on target to open in early 2015. It is one of…
By PENNY FLETCHER Only one school on the West Coast of Florida got better FCAT scores in third-grade math than RCMA Academy in Wimauma, and that was Pine View Academy…