August 2015
Karaoke World Championships USA – Florida will hold the 2015 KWC USA – Florida State Karaoke Championships Grand Finale Aug. 28, 29 and 30 at Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse Grille, Blake…
By PENNY FLETCHER By the time they’re 69 years old, most people have worked at many different jobs. But no matter what else he’s done, Mike Glassburn has preached the…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Kevin Brady, a well-known contributing writer for The Observer News Publications, is facing one of life’s most difficult challenges — the loss of his wife to cancer.…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN With the new school year beginning soon, many families are facing challenges in providing the necessary supplies for their school-age children. For at least 15 years, the…
By PENNY FLETCHER A combination of unusual methods has resulted in lower costs, better design and a pooling of resources sure to make the new Science and Technology Building at…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is one of the nation’s largest and most effective law enforcement agencies. Most crimes in Hillsborough County have been on the decline…
Don’t write off hurricane season just because we’ve made it through July and most of August without a named storm affecting South County. Of all the major hurricanes to hit…
Harvey David Auerbach Harvey David Auerbach, 64, of Ruskin, Fla., died Aug. 4, 2015. He was born Jan. 18, 1951, in Chester, Pa. He was preceded in death by Roseanne,…
Ten useful steps to determine an answer By PENNY FLETCHER During my 38-plus years as a journalist, I’ve written dozens of stories about scams and swindles, and interviewed con artists…