In my opinion the city of Avon Park is looking at a good method to mount their Code Enforcement Officers. I have been using an electric GEM car for over a year now. It has required absolutely no maintenance. We drive to church and grocery shopping several times a week. We also drive to the bank, the post office and veterinary, but not to the gas station! I have probably not run it as many miles as the officers will, but it is practically costless with no pollution of any kind, because it uses no gasoline and it charges quickly and easily. The Alan Jay experts can fix any small problem as well as change the batteries and replace any worn parts. I see no reason the city could not put at least half of their police force in the GEM cars too. Install good radios and they can notify a conventional cruiser if a speeder is spotted. ...more

August 7, 2008

What's your address? That seemingly simple question is baffling eight homeowners on a quiet street in Wellswood. All came home to letters from the city last month explaining their address had been changed and most major utility companies and the post office had been notified. ...more

July 13, 2008

On 12 May, the cost of mailing a letter increases a penny. ...more

May 10, 2008

The U.S. Postal Service is offering a workshop Wednesday on selling, buying and shipping goods on eBay at the post office at 5201 W Spruce St. ...more

February 25, 2008

More than 600 students were removed from the "active voter" list in 2007, dropping voter registration on the University of South Florida campus from more than 1,000 to just over 400 for last month's presidential primary. ...more

February 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County Sheriff's Office detectives are still working leads in the September shooting death of auto salvage yard owner Lee Johns. ...more

January 28, 2008

When you walk towards your polling place on Jan. 29, you may see someone with a clipboard or card table. This person will be a volunteer, a fellow Hillsborough County citizen, who wants your signature on a petition to change the structure of our county commission. ...more

January 27, 2008

TAMPA - The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority today awarded an Alabama construction company a $60 million contract to build the second-stage, six-story economy parking garage. It will have 5,668 parking spaces, with 3,000 expected to be ready by Thanksgiving. ...more

January 10, 2008

By October 2005, Ed and Maxine Kolbe were tired of simply watching American men and women fight a war on the other side of the world. ...more

January 2, 2008

A Brookridge couple has mailed 1,000 care packages to troops overseas. They don't plan to stop anytime soon. ...more

December 27, 2007