The state's new Powerball game is cannibalizing other lottery games but boosting overall sales, funneling an additional $31.5 million to schools in just two months. ...more

February 25, 2009

I recall when I was a young lad and our family of five children, later to be seven, lived with my grandparents during World War II. ...more

February 13, 2009

Relatives of a Tampa woman grieved today, recalling how they had learned late Tuesday that her body had been found in a vacant house in Lakeland. Jennifer Denise Johnson, 31, was reported missing Saturday evening after family members became concerned when she did not appear in time for her 2-year-old daughter's birthday party. The family scrapped the party, anxious and worried. ...more

November 19, 2008

Obituaries usually aren't about someone's death so much as about his or her life and family. From both standpoints, these newspaper notices are extremely valuable to genealogists. ...more

September 21, 2008

BARTOW - Leon Davis won the right to act as his own attorney when he stands trial in the slayings of five people during two attacks in December. ...more

September 4, 2008

With its emphasis on academic achievement and cultivating positive attitudes, the Youth Environmental Services program has been trying to lead young men down the right path and away from a life of crime since its inception in 1994. ...more

August 27, 2008

March Against Cancer May and Mother's Day have come and gone. The candy has been eaten, flowers have wilted and jewelry put away. However, there is still time to give your mother another gift - a gift of a lifetime. ...more

June 6, 2008

Three years ago, a disastrous wave called a tsunami, unleashed by an underwater earthquake, washed over South Asia. More than 200,000 people died; many more lost their homes and possessions. ...more

February 7, 2008

It's been nearly seven months since Stepha Henry disappeared during a visit to Florida with her younger sister. ...more

December 24, 2007

AVON PARK — The sounds of sneakers squeaking and basketballs being dribbled emanated from the Avon Park Recreation Department on Saturday. More than 170 youngsters, ages 3-13, were on hand for the second week of games in the Avon Park Recreation Youth Basketball League. The league, which is in its first year, is being run by Michelle Cuencas, who is the interim supervisor for the Avon Park Recreation Department. ...more

December 17, 2007