The little city by the river has hired a new captain to take the helm. ...more

December 22, 2007

The shots kept on coming by Central High. Nature Coast Technical goalkeeper Nick Allegra did all he could to swat them away. ...more

December 17, 2007

Russia began voting today in a parliamentary election in which the only question is whether President Vladimir Putin's party will win merely a strong majority of seats or a gargantuan, crushing share. ...more

December 2, 2007

When faced with a major decision, learning how others decided is valuable input that can often save a lot of time and effort. For example, I believe I read that over 5,000 communities wrestled with whether its school superintendent should continue as an elected position and only 30 (.04 percent) determined that it should. To me, that means that absent some unusual circumstances unique to this community, Highlands County will not be number 31. ...more

November 29, 2007

FSU coach Bobby Bowden said TB Antone Smith got in another day's work Tuesday, and was optimistic that his junior starter would be ready in time for Saturday's rivalry matchup. ...more

November 20, 2007

The news Monday that Jeannie Pierola was out as executive chef at Bern's Steak House and SideBern's restaurants after nine years at the helm hit many in town by surprise. ...more

November 6, 2007

For Lennard High School students, faculty and staff, Oct. 19 started out as just another Friday night. By evening's end, the school's football team had made history. ...more

October 27, 2007

Mike Sullivan paused every so slightly before answering, but the response was honest. No, he really hasn't given much thought about returning to his native Massachusetts tonight in his first meeting as a Lightning associate coach facing the team he used to coach, the Boston Bruins. ...more

October 18, 2007

Now that he knows he will start Saturday's game against N.C. State, Florida State QB Xavier Lee is focused on keeping the job, something he was unable to do last season. ...more

October 1, 2007

LAKE PLACID — "Big Al" and "Daisy" aren't clowning around when it comes to the future of Toby's Clown Foundation and Clown Alley. Albin "Big Al" Pelski, the foundation's president, said Monday that rumors swirling around the Clown Museum, on Interlake Boulevard, about Toby's Clowns being on their last legs were false. "Nothing could be farther from the truth," said Pelski. ...more

September 11, 2007