The jolliest of them all, Santa Claus, has started his long journey around the world and is making great time ahead of his arrival in the Tampa Bay area.
As they do every year, NORAD has been tracking Santa since he left the North Pole on Christmas Eve to begin delivering toys to everyone.

Lutz residents fight private school rezoning at county hearing
More than 30 residents showed up to Hillsborough County's Land Use Hearing to reject a rezoning proposal that would bring a 1,000-student private school to Lutz.
Lutz residents oppose rezoning for private school citing traffic and safety concerns