Halftime, full Glory [Times photo: Jim Damaske] Arianna Kelly, front, Melissa Butler and Hayley Rutger, members of Tarpon Springs High School's Outdoor Performance Ensemble color guard, perform during a recent home football game.

Humane Society gaining space
A medical center and kennel are planned to help cope with a seemingly ceaseless influx of stray and abandoned animals.

Event reaches out to the Hispanic community
As part of the two-day event this weekend, organizations will set up booths with information on community services.

Largo seeks more control of festival
City Hall would like more money in fees and additional off-site parking for the Bay Area Renaissance Festival.

Charter school plans laid out
The county receives five applications, the same number as last year, some from the same groups.

Pinellas digest
Support group forms for cancer survivors

$75 debt results in throat slashing
TARPON SPRINGS -- A weekend confrontation over a $75 debt led to a knife attack that resulted in an aggravated battery charge against a Tarpon Springs lawn care laborer who police say slashed another man's throat.

Gift will build school's pool
An anonymous couple has given $200,000 to the Palm Harbor Montessori Academy.

Neighbors add plant to undesirables list
Residents fear an inferno at the Anclote liquid separation facility, but Buccaneer says the backup plant will pollute less than Florida Power.

Pioneer ranch may give way to 1,599 homes
A developer envisions a subdivision that would be the biggest in Holiday since Gulf Trace in the 1980s.

Delays push opening of park to 2001
Construction woes and weather have bogged down the 182-acre Boca Ciega Millennium Park.

Police: Shoplifter fled, left daughter
TARPON SPRINGS -- Confronted by Publix employees at about noon Sunday, shoplifting suspect Jennifer C. Robinson jumped into her car and raced away, leaving her 12-year-old daughter behind, Tarpon Springs police said Monday.

Cope gives Sunshine winner Jefferson a run for his money
Whether you love him or hate him, and racing fans seem equally divided, Late Model driver Jimmy Cope of Pinellas Park has earned the tag Mr. Excitement.

Sunken boats spoil river view
Tarpon Springs police say derelict craft increasingly mar the Anclote River. Owners can be prosecuted.

A young life goes on, thanks to technology
At age 2, Bethany Fletcher will join a charity walk to ensure others with heart disease also get help.

Second time around
Changing careers midstream has provided new challenges and satisfaction to three new teachers.

Kite convention reels in cash
Treasure Island officials say those attending the American Kitefliers Association meeting will spend thousands of dollars with local businesses.

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