There was always a lot of juice in the storyline whenever the "Ol' Ballcoach" and the "Ol' School Where He Used to Be Ballcoach" were scheduled against each other. Everyone knew Florida should win, but there was always the thought South Carolina could win because Spurrier might come up with something no one had seen before. ...more

November 13, 2009

LARGO (AP) — A high school senior won't go to jail for borrowing his mother's car when he was 15 and causing a fatal accident. ...more

November 9, 2009

Tampa's own OSI Restaurant Partners will continue as title sponsor of the Outback Bowl for four more years. ...more

May 14, 2009

A public access television network that had its funding cut by the county commission can continue to broadcast for at least four more years, according to a tentative settlement of the network's lawsuit against Hillsborough County. ...more

January 7, 2009

Four of seven Hillsborough County School Board members were sworn in for four more years Tuesday night, and applications for five more charters schools were approved for the 2009-10 school year. ...more

November 19, 2008

Four of the seven Hillsborough School Board members were sworn in for four more years Tuesday night and applications for five more charter schools were approved for the 2009-10 school year. ...more

November 18, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY – Whether they were for Barack Obama or John McCain, voters in Northwest Hillsborough in Election 2008 had strong opinions about why their man is the best one to lead the country. Voters exiting polling places at Rocky Creek Village, the Town 'N Country Recreation Center, the Lutz Community Center and Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church gave different reasons for their vote. ...more

November 4, 2008

This election is no time to be sitting on the sidelines, said the wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden at a Tampa event Saturday. ...more

October 26, 2008

I have sat back long enough. I can't take it anymore. So here goes ... wake up America! For the last eight years we have suffered through George W. Bush fighting a war that clearly was a waste of lives to our brave men and women. He was looking for WMD's or his misguided delusions instead of going after the "real" terrorists. It's a war we cannot win. This, no less, is right in the Bible! So now what? How about a change? Oh, I know we can't trust Obama right? How about McCain and his Palin? Now my point is, if Obama was named, say, Barry Jones, and had endorsed the same ideas that he has, he would be thought of as the next JFK. Do we really want four more years of the same old Republican baloney? I sure don't. ...more

October 26, 2008

No local races are as hotly contested in Highlands County as the sheriff's race. No race draws as much attention, nor as much nastiness. This election season we have two extremely strong candidates. When all the nonsense being spouted on both sides is pushed aside, incumbent Sheriff Susan Benton and Ron Grimming both are well qualified and would serve our county well. ...more

October 24, 2008