If you ask Alyssa Franks how she likes running cross country at Wharton High, be prepared for a joyous response. ...more

September 11, 2008

Pebble Creek Golf Club owner Bill Place says he is serious about wanting to buy the troubled golf club at nearby Heritage Isles. ...more

August 13, 2008

Deputies arrested four people on drug charges Thursday after searching a home on Greenview Avenue. ...more

August 1, 2008

"The Other," by David Guterson (Alfred Knopf, $24.95) ...more

July 27, 2008

Kudos To Rowden With the exception of Hernando County Commissioner Diane Rowden, I cannot understand for the life of me the thought processes of the other four commissioners with respect to impact fees. ...more

July 22, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors have released a video of the stabbing of a homeless man this year that resulted in a charge of felony attempted murder. ...more

June 19, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - The bills for the wicked hurricane seasons of 2004-05 are still coming in, and Floridians with insurance policies covering everything from autos to boats to homes are going to have to dig deeper to cover the tab. ...more

June 10, 2008

Homeowners in Live Oak Preserve will have some extra change in their pockets next year. Their community development district fees likely will go down for the second year in a row. ...more

May 17, 2008

SEBRING — Having two incompatible computer systems was ultimately why the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 Tuesday night to drop the services of Charles L. Bryan, tax collector for Highlands County, in 2008-2009. Up until the end of fiscal 2006 the district had been collecting its own assessments. Letting the tax collector collect the district's assessments turned out to not be such a good idea, to hear General Manager Al Grieshaber tell it. "The intent was good when they entered into the agreement," Grieshaber said, explaining he came aboard on Jan 11 and the board passed its first resolution to do so on Jan. 12. ...more

January 14, 2008

TAMPA - University of South Florida freshmen infielder Tommy Bates and pitcher Michael Franzese were arrested early Friday morning in Ybor City and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. ...more

September 28, 2007