When audiologist Alaina Becker first met Sun City Center resident Sue Spicer in early 2024, she was moved by the quiet presence of Spicer’s guide dog, Mason, settled faithfully at her feet. “I saw how ...

TECO’s Manatee Viewing Center recently welcomed back The Florida Aquarium’s popular stingrays to Cownose Cove, much to the delight of seasonal visitors who have missed their absence of more than a ...

Every first and second Monday of the month, a small, faithful group of Ruskin Methodist Church volunteers gathers at Commongood Park with one purpose: to offer sustenance to the community’s homeless ...

As we near the start of the oval track season, opening here in Florida with the Speedweeks culminating in the Daytona 500 on Feb. 15, Sun City Center has its very own ties to racing royalty. Sun City ...

Sumner lost a tough game on the road, 69-66, vs the Chamberlain Storm on Jan. 20; it needed an extra period for the game to be decided. Down a number of players to injury or illness, the Rays faced a ...

Ronald Milton Brown, son of Nell Agnes Dougherty Brown and Milton Allen Brown, was born December 25, 1934, in Atlanta Georgia, and died January 22, 2026, in Macon, Georgia. The memorial service will ...

In 1975, as Jaws terrified movie audiences and companies like Famous Amos and Microsoft were launched, Joe Gaskill started his own long-lasting business, Aquarius Water Refining. Yes, his Feb. 2 ...

Deadlines are fast approaching for the many shows, contests and acts featured at the Florida Strawberry Festival, set to begin its 91st year next month. The 2026 theme, “Still Growing,” is a fitting ...

The week for the South Shore Six (SS6) kicked off with Spoto losing a tightly contested 72-70 game to Strawberry Crest on Monday, Jan. 26, in front of its home crowd. The difference was a 19-18 second ...

Colonel (ret) Darrell W. Katz, USA, of Wimauma, FL, died on January 16, 2026. Darrell was born in Alliance, Nebraska, on 12 March, 1939, to the late Amy M. Katz and Max L. Katz. He was preceded in ...

Nothing warms an afternoon quite like tea, scones, petit fours and the company of good friends. That and more are on the menu at the Kiwanis Club of SouthShore’s upcoming Vintage Tea. The gathering is ...

On Feb. 3, 1943, the USAT Dorchester—a coastal steamer refitted for wartime duty—was hit below the waterline by a German torpedo shortly after midnight in the treacherous North Atlantic corridor known ...