Department of Children and Families Secretary Bob Butterworth, who announced his resignation last week, will be sorely missed. The straight shooter restored confidence in the much maligned agency. Understanding that when mistakes aren't acknowledged they will be repeated, he encouraged workers to openly admit mistakes, no small task in an agency notoriously adverse to transparency. ...more

August 4, 2008

PORT RICHEY -- In a year in which all economic news seems to be bad, cities everywhere have been holding their collective breath in anticipation of the release of budgets for the next fiscal year. So there was a nearly giddy sigh of relief July 24 when City Manager Richard Reade presented the City Council with his fiscal 2009 budget proposal. ...more

August 2, 2008

Danny Burgess was elected to the Zephyrhills City Council at 18. Now 22, he will leave as council president. ...more

July 16, 2008

Tim Grant resigned as Lake Placid High School's head football coach on Friday, three weeks before the start of football camp, and after just one year on the sidelines for Lake Placid. ...more

July 15, 2008

Danny Burgess is resigning from the Zephyrhills City Council to attend law school in Orlando. ...more

July 15, 2008

Supervisor Jack Meehan abruptly resigned Wednesday at the end of a community development district meeting as more questions were raised about possible improprieties. ...more

July 12, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - Supervisor Jack Meehan abruptly resigned Wednesday at the end of a community development district meeting as more questions were raised about possible improprieties. ...more

July 10, 2008

West Virginia University President Michael Garrison announced his resignation Friday, seeking to end a scandal stemming from the university's awarding of an unearned degree to the governor's daughter. ...more

June 7, 2008

Most bands dream of scoring a hit record. The reality isn't always so dreamy. New York City trio Nada Surf was all over MTV thanks to "Popular," the hit single and video from its debut album, 1996's "High/Low." ...more

May 29, 2008

Riverview head football coach Dan O'Regan has resigned his position after five seasons with the Sharks. ...more

May 18, 2008