Vinny Buscetta, the retiring volunteer coordinator for the Pasco County Parks and Recreation Department, received accolades this week for more than 12 years of service. Presenting a proclamation to Buscetta, Commissioner Michael Cox joked that he has known Buscetta so long he could remember when they both had hair. ...more

January 26, 2008

This year the Dunedin's celebration of cultural diversity will include a march in honor of the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ...more

January 5, 2008

Area children have been getting their hands dirty with paints, glue and other sticky art supplies. That's O.K., however, because they have been gearing up for the annual Children's Art Festival sponsored by the City of New Port Richey and coordinated by the city's Cultural Affairs Committee. ...more

December 3, 2007

Two women received their keys this month as Habitat for Humanity dedicated two new homes in Plant City. ...more

November 28, 2007

I would like to recognize a person who has devoted herself to enriching the lives of the special needs members of our community who participated Nov. 10 in the Ridge Area ARC Special Starrs, Track, Field and Cycling Games. ...more

November 18, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Americans play more sports and are polite and friendly, or so believe 12 Russian snowbirds visiting Highlands County. A dozen Russian 10th-graders from St. Petersburg are returning the favor after a group of Lake Placid students visited Russia 10 weeks ago. Student Dima Bofodin likes the "nearly perfect" Florida climate, compared with nine colder months a year at home. "The local people play more sports, (especially) with wakeboards and jet skis," Bofodin observed. "And the school's compete against other schools in sports." He also gave a thumbs up to American manners. ...more

October 30, 2007

TAMPA - With the busy fall season here, America's Second Harvest food bank needs more volunteers and donations to get through the holidays and into the new year. ...more

October 14, 2007