South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer have left the state and are spending the holiday weekend in Florida. ...more

July 5, 2009

Regular lap-by-lap announcer Bill Weber, a Tarpon Springs resident, was replaced in the TNT booth Sunday by Ralph Sheheen. ...more

June 29, 2009

Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative will be hosting a presentation to introduce Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center to community leaders in Highlands, Hardee and DeSoto counties, which are included in the Florida High Tech Corridor. ...more

March 22, 2009

Last year, it was the excitement of the unknown. They were unknown; everyone was. ...more

March 13, 2009

Last year, it was the excitement of the unknown. They were unknown; everyone was. ...more

March 12, 2009

Another track, another victory for Kyle Busch. The 23-year-old star won his second straight NASCAR truck race Saturday, holding off Kevin Harvick on the final lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway. ...more

March 8, 2009

David Reutimann and crew chief Brian Pattie of Zephyrhills have built David's dad, Buzzie, an open-wheeled modified race car, and they all will be at East Bay Raceway tonight for its debut. ...more

February 8, 2009

PLANT CITY If you were wondering what became of Deborah Haldane for a few weeks, there was a good reason the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department veteran was out of the office. She became a new mom. ...more

February 2, 2009

PLANT CITY Writer, performer and professional speaker Ersula Knox Odom this month will portray Mary McLeod Bethune, widely known in the 1950s as a civil rights activist, as well as founder of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona. ...more

January 16, 2009

Police Sgt. Marc Wilbur died about 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Winn Dixie shopping plaza, said Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan on Friday. ...more

December 26, 2008