Local Church of the Nazarene members will join with all Church of the Nazarene followers tomorrow to celebrate the denomination's worldwide Centennial. One church is in Brooksville and two are in Spring Hill. ...more

October 4, 2008

The 130 red and blue balloons had mostly faded into a cloudless afternoon sky, but 8-year-old Viviana Angelini could still spot the specks. ...more

October 1, 2008

EGYPT LAKE The 130 red and blue balloons had mostly faded into a cloudless afternoon sky, but 8-year-old Viviana Angelini could still spot the specks. "I can see them," she said. ...more

September 26, 2008

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September 25, 2008

The Rev. Gary Don Cooper said Tuesday that his counseling practice is no different than the relationship a minister has when a parishioner seeks counsel at church, only his ministry is in a different setting. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Rev. Gary Don Cooper, who says he is a Christian psychologist, has been charged with practicing health care without a license. ...more

August 12, 2008

One after the other, the speakers talked about Marlene Duffy Young's actions. They cited the acts of kindness, competence and will - carried out in public and private - almost like a litany. ...more

May 31, 2008

WINTER HAVEN - One after the other, the speakers talked about Marlene Duffy Young's actions. They cited the acts of kindness, competence and will — carried out in public and private — almost like a litany. Young helped create Polk's countywide library system. She paid her ill sister's rent each month. She took in battered women. She established a rape recovery center. She served as Winter Haven's first female mayor. She was president of the Florida Association of Counties. She trained a racehorse. She helped protect the green swamp. She raised three children in a strong marriage. ...more

May 30, 2008