Nicotine fiends who make it a habit to roll their own butts and save a few bucks will see their savings go up in smoke Wednesday when a new federal excise tax on tobacco kicks in. ...more

March 26, 2009

While the price of gasoline burned holes in the wallets of weary consumers last summer, one money-saving option for cash-strapped smokers caught on like wildfire. ...more

March 25, 2009

Santiago Carrasco, store manager of Tobacco Depot on Bloomingdale Avenue, said that about the time gas hit $4 a gallon, smokers with pipe dreams about saving a few bucks came in packs to his store to ask how – and how much it would cost - to roll their own cigarettes. But the do-it-yourself department that has been positively smokin' for some eight months is about to be extinguished, he said. An enormous price increase in conjunction with the federal excise tax that takes effect April 1 has already begun to snuff it out. ...more

March 20, 2009

Nearly five miles and a state championship separate Freedom High School from Wharton. ...more

March 18, 2009

Though spring has not officially sprung yet, it's not too early to make plans for school-age children to attend the county's 2009 Summer Fun Camp. ...more

March 18, 2009

For as long as anyone on the team can remember, Bloomingdale's been known for its cheerleaders. ...more

March 13, 2009

Last year, it was the excitement of the unknown. They were unknown; everyone was. ...more

March 13, 2009

Last year, it was the excitement of the unknown. They were unknown; everyone was. ...more

March 12, 2009

Residents interested in glimpsing Brandon's future are invited to an open house on the Brandon Community Plan from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 26 at the Brandon Regional Service Center, 311 Pauls Drive. ...more

March 11, 2009

Dominick and Dulce Pages were a little nervous when the camera started to roll, but before long the couple settled into a sofa and regaled their interviewer, Leah Clark, with tales of their lifetime adventures thus far. ...more

March 11, 2009