Staff writer Kathy Steele has retired from her post at The Laker/Lutz News, stepping away from the county government, development, business and transportation beats.
Those responsibilities will be assumed by B.C. Manion, editor of the newspaper.
At the same time, Brian Fernandes, a graduate of the University of South Florida’s journalism program, has joined the staff, and will be concentrating his efforts on feature profiles, community events and general assignment reporting.
The Laker/Lutz News appreciates Steele’s dedication to accuracy and her ability to track wide-ranging issues that are important to our readers.
At the same time, the newspaper is excited to expand its coverage of the people and places within the region through the addition of Fernandes to the editorial team.
In recent months, The Laker/Lutz News has increased its use of photography to help tell the story of community life within our coverage area.
Those visuals have been generated by regular contributor Christine Holtzman, who has demonstrated her ability to capture a broad spectrum of life through her artistic eye and outstanding photography skills.
As always, The Laker/Lutz News welcomes story ideas and pitches for feature profiles, event coverage or photo opportunities. We evaluate every idea we receive.
If you have a suggestion for us to consider, please email us at .
Published August 29, 2018
