The Sept. 9 precautionary boil water notice for several streets in Avon Park has been rescinded following the action taken to correct the problem and the satisfactory completion of the bacteriological survey, showing that the water is safe to drink. ...more

September 14, 2009

The city of Avon Park issued two precautionary boil water notices Wednesday due to a six-inch water main break as a result of a vehicle hitting a fire hydrant on Winthrop Street and a two-inch water main break on the west side of North Lake Avenue. ...more

September 10, 2009

A group that wants the U.S. Senate to pass less stringent rules on carbon emissions held one of its 19 nationwide rallies in Ybor City on Thursday to tout its message that legislation adopted by the U.S. House would drive up energy costs. ...more

August 28, 2009

Logan Smith is looking forward to his next trip to the mall. "It's always nice to beat someone from the county," said Smith after he went 2-for-2 with a double, sacrifice fly and two RBI to lead the LP baseball team to a 6-3 victory over Avon Park on the second day of the Bill Jarrett Spring Break Tournament at Scarborough Field. "It gives us more confidence going into districts, and when we go to the mall and you see someone from Avon Park you can hold your head up." ...more

April 2, 2009

Kids on both sides of the Atlantic are smoking less pot and going out less often with friends at night, a study of 15-year-olds in 30 countries found. The double declines occurred in the United States, Canada and mostly European countries from 2002 to 2006. The trends are likely related, since other research has found that kids who spend many evenings out are more likely to smoke dope than homebodies. ...more

February 3, 2009

Kids on both sides of the Atlantic are smoking less pot and going out less often with friends at night, a study of 15-year-olds in 30 countries found. ...more

February 2, 2009

Three men face criminal charges in a scheme to sell discounted gas to motorists on the sly and pocket the proceeds, Tampa police said today. ...more

October 14, 2008

Police have charged a man with kidnapping and armed robbery, saying he and another man bound and robbed three people at a Howard Johnson hotel last week. ...more

October 14, 2008

If they new how to trigger cell death, doctors would have a powerful tool for fighting cancer. On the other hand, if they knew how to block cell death, they would have an equally powerful tool with which to battle the ravages of aging. ...more

September 24, 2008

It's something Baker took away from his early coaching days at Georgia Tech, where a spiked baseball - signifying a nail in an opponent's coffin - hung in the dugout. ...more

September 9, 2008