Some people have one career, Elton Gissendanner has several. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Weather Service, the U.S. National Weather Service and the Georgia Air National Guard Weather Service. He graduated magna cum laude in 1955 as a doctor of veterinary medicine. He was twice the mayor of North Miami in the 1960s, he was a state representative for two years in-between mayoral terms, he worked on Gov. Bob Graham's staff from 1978-79, and directed the Florida Department of Natural Resources from 1979 to 1987. ...more

October 12, 2008

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October 11, 2008

Wednesday afternoon, a slender blonde woman in business attire stood proudly in front of an audience at the Palace Grand in Spring Hill. ...more

October 2, 2008

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September 29, 2008

A new commander is overseeing several changes at the Avon Park Air Force Range. ...more

September 19, 2008

TAMPA - Representatives from more than 50 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies met in Tampa on Thursday to participate in an exercise to strengthen security planning when the city hosts Super Bowl XLIII in February. ...more

September 18, 2008

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Charles E. "Buck" MacLaughlin II officially took command of the Avon Park Air Force Range on Thursday with a formal Assumption of Command Ceremony at the base near Avon Park. ...more

September 13, 2008

After 15 years of serving Pasco County, Chief Assistant County Administrator Michele Baker recently was congratulated by her peers. ...more

September 10, 2008

that is, if he ever owned any. ...more

September 4, 2008

Gail O'Doski was not a household racing name, but he will be remembered by local race fans for his impact on the career of a talented young Bartow stock-car driver named Rick Wilson. ...more

August 29, 2008