Briefs of school activities for April. ...more

April 1, 2009

Untangling the meltdown of the home loan industry could take years, but a clue lies in the way banks handed money to people like David William Earley. Earley owes more than $377,000 in child support and claimed poverty in court. His ex-wife has been trying to collect for 19 years on behalf of the couple's four children. His current wife said he hasn't worked in years. But none of that got in the way of a $125,000 home loan Earley and his wife Christina obtained in November 2006, or the $189,000 refinancing they secured in June 2007. ...more

February 11, 2009

A tough economy might make the holidays less than happy for cash-strapped Pasco families. Salvation Army officials anticipate more people will need help this Christmas. ...more

October 25, 2008

The holidays are just around the corner and Salvation Army officials anticipate supplying many more Christmas food boxes for needy families this year. ...more

October 21, 2008

Reading, writing and 'rithmetic are enough of a challenge without the prospect of having to do them without pencils, paper or anything to carry them in. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Internal Revenue Service wants to be your friend. A pair of IRS representatives will visit Sebring on Tuesday to help residents apply for economic stimulus checks of $300 or $600 per person. ...more

July 19, 2008

Needy families can apply until Nov. 21 for holiday help through the Salvation Army West Pasco's annual Christmas Assistance Program. ...more

November 10, 2007

AVON PARK –– Some people dream of sailing off into the sunset upon retirement, but only a few actually try it. Bill Stephenson spent 40 years in Vermont with his own agency as a manufacturer's representative selling agricultural and industrial machinery. His wife Mildred, affectionately known as Midge, had been his office manager. Upon retirement in 1995, they set sail. While on the Intracoastal, they lost an engine in Cocoa Beach. Some friends owned property at Lily Lake in Frostproof and invited them to stay there while their boat was being repaired that summer. "During that hiatus, we agreed that our age was beyond our ability to sail and then we got involved with the Union Congregation Church," Stephenson said. ...more

November 5, 2007