Comic book fans from all over the area will soon converge on Redford for a not-so-serious debate — which team of super heroes will win the upcoming war between the Avengers and the X-Men.

By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 6, 2012 TAMPA — They won't get inside for the nominee's acceptance speech or work elbow-to-elbow with the team from Fox News, but organizers say having a force of 7,500 local volunteers will be vital to hosting the Republican National Convention. So on Monday, the Tampa Bay Host Committee began signing up volunteers en masse. The mission ...

Texarkana College will be the focal point of spicy conversation later this month. Texarkana Area Veterans Council will hold its 13th annual Chili Cook-off Fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at the college’s Truman Arnold Center.

By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 6, 2012 TAMPA — They won't get inside for the nominee's acceptance speech, but 7,500 local volunteers will do a lot to set the tone outside the Republican National Convention. So on Monday, the Tampa Bay Host Committee put out a call for as many people as it can find like Dan Jordan of Clearwater. Jordan, 77, is a commercial real estate ...

TAMPA — They won't get inside for the nominee's acceptance speech, but 7,500 local volunteers will do a lot to set the tone outside the Republican National Convention.

Local football fans host a "Souper Bowl" food drive

ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 to 18 years of age, and are coming to this area for the upcoming high school year or semester. These personable and academically selected exchange students are conversant in English, bright, curious and anxious to learn about this country through ...

Visitors went to Aenon Baptist Church on Genesee Street to see if they were owed any money by the state.

Of the era's local dance shows, it was in a class of its own. "Soul Train" was a show unabashedly by, for and about black people: the artists who performed on it, the dancers and of course, host and impresario Don Cornelius, who died last week.

To let local citizens learn about businesses in the community, the Portland Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its first business expo.