Two years after she avoided jail time for smothering her 2-month-old baby during a drug-induced haze, Melanie Hayward, 25, stabbed a Wal-Mart security guard with a pen when he tried to stop her from using stolen credit cards, according to deputies.
Hayward, who is listed as a prostitute in police records, is charged with aggravated battery, [...]

Feb. 1-2: Grillin’ and Chillin’ on Main, Wauchula. Sponsored by Main Street Wauchula Inc. 863-767-0330. www.flbbq.org/contest.htm
Feb. 1-3: Everglades Seafood Festival, Everglades City. Enjoy fresh stone crab, shrimp, grouper and much more, along with arts and crafts, live music, and carnival rides. Downtown. Free. 239-695-4100. www.evergladesseafood.com/
Feb. 1-3: 43rd Annual Broward Shell Show, Pompano Beach. Annual show [...]

Solutia, Asarco, L.I.D., Buffets, Tousa: Bankruptcy (Update1)
By Bill Rochelle
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and the
other lenders behind the commitment to provide Solutia Inc. with
$2 billion in financing for an exit from Chapter 11 filed their
answer to [...]

Delphi, MAXjet, Dura, Bombay, New Century: Bankruptcy (Update1)
By Bill Rochelle
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — MAXjet Airways Inc., the startup
airline that shut down and filed on Christmas Eve to liquidate in
Chapter 11, will appear in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on
Feb. [...]