The Highlands County Sheriff's Office credits the cooperative work of the Sebring and Avon Park police departments, the Orange County Sheriff's Office and Highlands County sheriff's detectives with the take down of what it has labeled a "burglary and robbery ring". In a news release, the sheriff's office states the three members arrested are responsible for crimes in multiple jurisdictions. ...more

September 8, 2008

John Nicolette is challenging incumbent County Commissioner Ted Schrader in the Aug. 26 Republican primary. The winner faces write-in candidate John Taylor. The Tampa Tribune asked Nicolette why he thinks he should be elected and what his priorities would be. ...more

August 17, 2008

All of Citrus Park are cheering players for the Citrus Park Little League, who will compete at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. ...more

August 12, 2008

At 8:05 this morning, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office received a report of a body found in an orange grove in rural Manatee County. ...more

August 11, 2008

The conditions of two teenage passengers seriously injured in a crash early Monday hasn't changed. One remains in serious condition at Tampa General Hospital. The other remains in critical condition. ...more

August 5, 2008

Somebody was watching out for Mike Driggers on Friday. Like his neighbor, who spotted two males in a white Ford Econoline van lurking about the middle-class neighborhood just off CR 17A, north of the city. Suspiciously, they drove past the Driggers' house, turned around at the end of the cul de sac, parked and waited several minutes before they came back. ...more

August 3, 2008

Parents looking for intense programs suited to specific interests have many options in the Hillsborough County School District. ...more

August 1, 2008

John Nicolette paints a grim picture of his opponent, District 1 County Commissioner Ted Schrader, in campaign fliers, stamping the incumbent as a tax-and-spend "LIBERAL," who is helping builders and family members cash in on growth. ...more

July 26, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Two Pony League baseball teams from the Shimberg Complex were crowned state champions during Pony League competition recently in Royal Palm Beach and are next shooting for World Series play. ...more

July 16, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Two Pony League baseball teams from the Shimberg Complex were crowned state champions during Pony League competition recently in Royal Palm Beach and are next shooting for World Series play. ...more

July 16, 2008