SEBRING — Maybe Tom McClurg doesn't know it snows in Wisconsin. The affable Sebring Golf Club professional has decided to leave the Heartland to take over as Director of Golf at Chula Vista Golf Resort at the Dells in Wisconsin. McClurg's last day is on Dec. 27 and the new year will bring new challenges for the well-known and respected professional. "I'm looking forward to going up to the Dells because it's a resort town," McClurg said. "It's beautiful up there and it has all the amenities of of a big city without all the crime and traffic." The Chula Vista Resort, which is in central Wisconsin, offers 18 holes of golf at its Cold Water Canyon layout and an adjacent 2,500 room hotel. ...more

December 18, 2007

EAST MANATEE - Authorities were on the scene Monday afternoon of a fatal accident in which a workman pulling trees in the Heritage Harbour subdivision was crushed by equipment. ...more

November 12, 2007

It was a wet, windy two days for East Lake High School golfers converging on the challenging grasses of Lakeland's Golf Club at Bridgewater for the 2007 state championship tournament. ...more

November 1, 2007

Lightning captain and two-time Stanley Cup champion Tim Taylor underwent hip resurfacing surgery on his right hip Sept. 6 to repair a degenerative condition that plagued him for much of last season. The surgery was performed by Stephen Raterman at University Community Hospital, and Taylor has begun the rehabilitation process as he attempts to become the first player in a contact sport to play after the procedure. ...more

October 16, 2007

NEXT STOP: OLYMPICS Tina Thompson scored 18 points to help the United States qualify for the 2008 Olympics with a 101-71 victory against Cuba in the gold-medal game at the FIBA Americas tournament in Valdivia, Chile. ...more

October 1, 2007

Jack Nicklaus had a golf club in his hand and a gallery around him, just like old times. ...more

September 27, 2007