MASON CITY | James Sayles came to the Mason City Park Board meeting with a bag full of items he has collected from using his metal detector on the grounds of East Park.

Not every metal detecting trip ends with treasure - and this one definitely didn’t. We set out to explore an 1827 church in Mississippi, full of promise and history… but came up empty-handed. This is ...

The DuPont City Council has banned unauthorized digging and excavating in city parks and property, as well as using metal detectors for that purpose. The unanimous vote came Tuesday. Although local ...

Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past. The 64-year-old history teacher and conventional archeologist in Keystone Heights has his sights on finding Seminole War Fort No.