Zolfo Springs is the inverse of a ghost town, a place that persists long after the source of its name has vanished. According to town legend, Italian immigrants traveling the Peace River on a ...

About 200 years ago, a group of Italian and Spanish workers came through this spot in Hardee County looking for phosphate. But -- Ooooh! -- Eeew! -- the springs along the Peace River! They smelled ...

Zolfo Springs Elementary School is a public school located in Zolfo Springs, FL, which is in a distant town setting. The student population of Zolfo Springs Elementary School is 590 and the school ...

Lt. Chris Baty, wearing a black uniform weighted down by a service revolver and other gear, strode into the road on a scorching afternoon and took charge. Baty extended a hand toward a car, prompting ...

Zolfo Springs, in central Florida northwest of Lake Okeechobee, is typically a quiet, small town. But it won’t be from Wednesday to March 3, when the town hosts its 45th Annual Pioneer Park Days. This ...

ZOLFO SPRINGS, Fla. — A week after Hurricane Ian tore through Hardee County, nine bodies have now been recovered in that area, authorities say. One body recovered on Tuesday afternoon has now been ...

ZOLFO SPRINGS, Fla. - Aaron Brown was driving down Parnell Road when he spotted something on his family's property that required a second look. "I drove past it and said, 'That's a big snake.' I had ...