Gary Hicks Chronology ...more

January 25, 2008

When the complaints rolled in about skateboarders tearing up downtown brick pavers with their wheels, city officials got tough. They talked about confiscating the boards of those who skate in off-limits areas. ...more

January 20, 2008

Olympic champion sprinter Justin Gatlin will challenge his four-year doping suspension and may take the case to federal court. ...more

January 3, 2008

Breaking news: Youths and grown-ups got together Monday afternoon, maturely discussed the city skateboard park and seemed to come to a meeting of the minds. ...more

November 20, 2007

No more Mr. Nice Guy, Pasco County officials are saying to irresponsible pet owners who let vicious or aggressive animals roam free. Proposed changes to county regulations will make it easier for Pasco Animal Services officers to chase after vicious dogs or other animals and to impound them on the first offense. ...more

November 3, 2007

Last year, Jefferson coach Mike Fenton had to fight to get out of jury duty the week of the district showdown with Plant. ...more

October 29, 2007

Two neighborhood association officers have filed complaints with the state accusing former property manager Jonnie Tyler of misappropriating money homeowners paid for pest control services. ...more

October 17, 2007

In high school football, a smash-mouth offense has been the recipe, and most basic strategy, for success. Run the football. Run it some more. Play solid defense ... and then run some more. ...more

October 4, 2007

Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla was suspended Tuesday for seven games and Athletics outfielder Nick Swisher was given three games for an incident that occurred in the first inning of Sunday's game in Oakland. ...more

September 19, 2007

AVON PARK — "I remember when those lights went on, saying, 'Oh God, I'm going to jail.'" That's what Tom, age 27, of Avon Park, recalled after leaving a bar in Lakeland on April 23, 2006, and driving his Volkswagen Bug. Tom was pulled over by a Lakeland police officer for not having his running lights on. He only had three drinks, he said. "Those three drinks cost me about $485 each, no, it was a lot more than that," he said. "I spent 26 hours in jail. I received probation for a year and $2,500 in fines and another $45 per month for the probation." ...more

September 9, 2007