Hillsborough County Sheriff Seeks Public Help to Find Missing Nonagenarian Couple in Tampa Area
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is actively seeking assistance from the public to locate two nonagenarians reported missing. John Steven Perry, 94, and Eudoxie Perry, 94, both residents of the 2500 block of Habana Place, have unexpectedly vanished, leaving very few clues behind as to their destination....
Florida Weather Alert Today: Tampa Braces for 80° Heat as Winter Begins and Christmas...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Florida — Warm air settles in early this morning across the Tampa Bay area, wrapping the city in a quiet, almost summer-like calm. Palm fronds barely move, streets remain dry, and the first official week of...
Beef O’Brady’s expands beyond Florida with 8 new restaurants
In an industry where most restaurant brands struggle to survive a decade, Beef ’O’ Brady’s is entering its 40th year still growing, still profitable and still deeply tied to the communities that built it. The sports pub brand, founded in Brandon in 1985, now operates 125 locations...
Florida Man Jailed After Allegedly Attacking Eagle Lake Neighbor Who Brought Him Beer
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A courtesy beer run in Polk County turned into what Sheriff Grady Judd described as a scrum, landing one man behind bars after he allegedly attacked the very neighbor he’d asked to restock his supply. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Charles...
Helen Parke, co-founder of Parkesdale Farms in Plant City dies
PLANT CITY, Fla. (WFLA)— Helen Parke, co-founder of Parkesdale Farms in Plant City, has died. She was 100. Helen was born on July 7, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Helen Parke, who went home to be with the Lord in the early morning hours,” […]
Tracey Stephens helps kids learn to read with her big dog Teddy
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County woman is helping some little students learn how to read. Tracey Stephens is doing it with the help of a great big dog. Each Monday, Stephens takes her big black Newfoundland named Teddy to Sikes Elementary School where she goes to the library to volunteer as a reading coach. Stephens...
Thompson Nursery rezoning was shameful (Voice of the People, Dec. 21, 2025)
Commercial zoning is no fit for Thompson Nursery Road Winter Haven’s recent decision to grant C-3 commercial zoning along Thompson Nursery Road should concern residents who expect growth to follow planning, transparency and fairness. This rezoning places high-intensity commercial use directly against established...
Winter Haven man arrested after ‘violent’ attack on woman: WHPD
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA)— A Winter Haven man was arrested after a violent attack on a woman, the Winter Haven Police Department said. Officers responded to the area of Avenue K Northeast and Lake Martha Drive, where a disturbance happened on Saturday at 2:17 a.m. According to WHPD, the victim told officers that she...
Inside Habitat for Humanity’s hurricane-ready homes in Florida
Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins toured Windhorst Commons, a new hurricane-fortified Habitat for Humanity neighborhood in Brandon being built to support veterans and working families.
Woman accused of killing her two ex-husbands on same day
A Florida woman is accused of fatally shooting two of her ex-husbands on the same day last week, officials say. Susan Erica Avalon was arrested on Dec. 18 on a charge of second-degree homicide in one of the killings, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. More charges are expected in that case and another...
