SEBRING – West Coast Furniture Gallery owner Millie Havlock got into consignments last year and is glad she did. "It really has helped us tremendously," Havlock said. "It has brought us through the summer." "We have had wonderful people and the quality has been marvelous." Due to an economy that Havlock described as "lousy'' the furniture business has been tough. West Coast, located at 5535 U.S. 27 S., began handling consignments in May of last year. More than 100 items have been sold since then, Havlock said. ...more

February 3, 2008

Which way will Hernando go? The conscientious among the electorate will begin to answer that question on Monday, the first day of early voting for the Jan. 29 presidential primary election. ...more

January 12, 2008

Early voting for the Jan. 29 presidential preference primary begins at 8 a.m. this Monday, Jan. 14, Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark said. ...more

January 11, 2008

Looking back, it wasn't long ago that Wesley Chapel sat unnoticed, tucked between the Hillsborough County line and Zephyrhills, in an area where cattle seemed to outnumber people and almost every backyard housed a pony, goat or handful of chickens. ...more

January 8, 2008

A proposed dirt mine that would operate for 10 years on a parcel on Lutz Lake Fern Road is sparking intense debate. ...more

November 28, 2007

A proposed dirt mine that would operate for 10 years on a parcel on Lutz Lake Fern Road is sparking intense debate. ...more

November 25, 2007

SENIOR EDITOR, MULTIMEDIA SPORTS: Kim Pendery: (813) 259-8406 or kpendery@tampatrib.com ...more

November 24, 2007

A proposed dirt mine that would operate for 10 years on a parcel on Lutz-Lake Fern Road is sparking intense debate. ...more

November 21, 2007

Most of Florida's major daily newspapers saw circulation slide in the six months ended Sept. 30 compared with the same period a year ago, figures released Monday show. ...more

November 6, 2007

A Delaware company is seeking permission to operate the county's first all-night borrow pit at an existing excavation site off U.S. 41 and near the Manatee County line. ...more

October 31, 2007