DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MINORS Spring Hill American's 2-1 win over San Antonio Monday night set match-up with Spring Hill National. ...more

June 18, 2008

Spring Hill American's 2-1 win over San Antonio Monday night set match-up with Spring Hill National. ...more

June 17, 2008

Bollards or a chain-link fence? The city needs an answer from residents before finishing the excavation and landscaping of an L-shaped drainage area at 52nd Street and 32nd Avenue. ...more

June 7, 2008

Sharon Jones is having her hair done while answering a reporter's questions by telephone. She just wants to make sure she can be heard over the noise from the hair dryer under which she's sitting. ...more

January 17, 2008

G Johan Holmqvist was pulled early in the second period of Thursday's loss after giving up three goals on 11 shots, but he was put back in during the third period. ...more

December 28, 2007

Wearing a brace on his right knee and playing for the first time in three weeks, Adrian Peterson was a bit hesitant on the first few plays of the game. ...more

December 3, 2007

SEBRING — Want a good excuse not to visit your family this holiday season? How about the cost of gas? With crude oil prices trading at more than $95 per barrel Monday, the cost for a gallon of gas reached an all-time high in several cities throughout Florida. Orlando had a record average price of $3.09 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline Monday, while the average at Sebring gas stations was $3.10 per gallon, according to the Web site www.floridastategasprices.com "(Gas prices) may be a good excuse to shy away from visiting my family around the holidays," said Laurie Kelley of Sebring. "The oil companies are greedy; they act like they're not already getting enough profit." Confirming Kelley's concerns, there's speculation that the prices could go up or down around the holiday season. ...more

November 13, 2007

Regarding 'School Day Squeeze' (front page, Oct. 18): As an elementary school teacher, I find it somewhat comical to read about high school teachers' complaints concerning working a full day. I have dealt with 30-minute lunches and possibly one 30-minute 'break' period during the day since I began teaching. Kindergarten teachers are lucky to get a lunch period with the number of aides that have been taken away over the years. Elementary school teachers are lucky to make it to the bathroom a couple times a day. ...more

October 22, 2007