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Volunteers race to save tortoises
[Times photo: Ron Thompson]
SUGARMILL WOODS -- The barefoot boy with curly brown hair went from lot to lot, racing against the bulldozers and steamrollers that transformed his St. Petersburg neighborhood. |
Confusion clouds Halls River Retreat
HOMOSASSA -- There's an old Mark Twain quote being thrown around Homosassa these days: "Figures don't lie, but liars figure."
Chief options: Apologize or turn in badge
The new year was less than 12 hours old when the city of Inverness was dealt its first major issue of 2002: How to deal with an out-of-control police chief?
Chief should be fired immediately
Editor: Re: Restaurateur jailed after dispute with police chief, Jan. 3 Times:
Chief must step up, take responsibility
Inverness Police Chief Joseph Elizarde owes an apology to the man and woman he browbeat on Tuesday at the Happy Dayz Diner.
Tradewinds moves forward
HOMOSASSA -- While the proposed Halls River Retreat project continues to stir debate about the future of this quiet fishing village, a larger project less than a mile downstream is quietly inching toward fruition.
Basketball skills
Okay, we knew Hernando senior and Florida signee Bernice Mosby was the top player in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and among the best in the state.
Week in review
RESTAURANT OWNER ARRESTED: Inverness Police Chief Joseph Elizarde became involved in an argument with the owner of the Happy Dayz Diner on New Year's Day and the owner was arrested on charges of battery. Owner Butch Ramsey said he told Elizarde to leave the restaurant after he became verbally abusive. He said he put his left hand on the chief's shoulder and pointed to the door with his right hand. The incident, which has generated national attention and heated debate locally, is being investigated by the State Attorney's Office.
