By Ken J. Mascara, St. Lucie County Sheriff In these times of economic distress, many people are concerned about the threat of rising...

By Sarah Prohaska, Communications Director for the City of Port St. Lucie The City of Port St. Lucie is celebrating two exciting recent...

From the Sheriff, Noel E. Stephen, Okeechobee County Residential Care The cornerstone and pride of the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches is...

By Dr. Brenda Macmenamin, DCE, Professor, Christian Leadership University Did you hear that Pocahontas was never in love with John Smith?...

By Todd Harris Happy August for most school has started and we entering into a beautiful fall. With that comes more rain. Rain has a way...

By Jenny Fields, CFA, Martin County Property Appraiser The Save Our Homes (SOH) benefit spread is the amount that the Market Value...

By Ruth “Ski” Pietruszewski, Martin County Tax Collector Have you ever had a problem or just needed a simple question answered and not...

By Jill Ball, President of VIP America This is a question that hopefully will not be needed in the lifetime of a loved one or someone you...

The Inside Track By TODD HARRIS The Florida heat can be tough on drivers when your air conditioner is not blowing cold. Here are some...

License plates belong to you, not the vehicle. Plates may be transferred to a replacement vehicle at one of our tax collector offices or...

From the Sheriff, Ken J. Mascara Deputies and firefighters in St. Lucie County are now better prepared to save you in the event of an...

From the Mayor, Gregory J. Oravec Dear PSL, I wrote the meat of this column in response to a recent letter to the editor about our...

From the Sheriff, Noel E. Stephen During Operation Green Light, Okeechobee County customers with suspended driver licenses will have an...

The Inside Track - by Tamara Harris The first thing I did on the morning of my 16th birthday was look out the window expecting to see a VW...

By Jenny Fields, CFA, Martin County Property Appraiser As a business owner in Florida, you are required to file a Tangible Personal...

How many of us remember how far we have come with automobiles and what we now expect our cars to perform do in respect to cold starting...

Nothing brings people together like community projects benefiting our children. Sharing resources for the united cause can be powerful,...

From the Sheriff, Ken J. Mascara IRS, kidnappings, timeshares, contests, even Florida Power and Light bills and COVID vaccines…all now...

From the Mayor, Gregory J. Oravec “I am heartened that so many of you are eager to receive the vaccine”. Happy New Year! Wouldn’t it be...

From the Sheriff, Noel E. Stephen The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the daily routines of millions of Americans, including how human...