BRADENTON - A 63-year-old man charged with animal cruelty for twice putting his arm into a horse's vaginal cavity was sentenced Tuesday to a year in the Manatee County jail. ...more

November 13, 2007

Quarterback Brian Smith passed for 211 yards and a touchdown while tailback Jeremiah McKinney ran for two scores to lead Palmetto to a 41-0 route of Avon Park. ...more

November 10, 2007

Shortly after dawn on Wednesday, workers began removing speed humps from River Road, less than a day after the city council voted to get rid of them. ...more

November 8, 2007

PLANT CITY - Executives of a local company that has supplied the city with John Deere equipment since 1996 say an upcoming merger with Ocala-based Highland Tractor Co. will strengthen both businesses. ...more

November 7, 2007

It's probably the last place you would look for skin cancer. Your scalp. It never occurred to 43-year-old Karen Shultes of Palmetto. In December, she discovered a patch of discolored skin behind her left ear. She had been absent-mindedly scratching it for several weeks and finally asked her husband to take a look. ...more

October 26, 2007

AVON PARK –– Kelly Bass just can't serve without taking a short walk. An service-line stroll, to be exact. "I've heard I take eight steps," said Bass, who picked up the unusual serving technique while playing on a smaller club-volleyball court. "I'm used to it, and now, I feel like if I don't take those eight steps, it won't go over." Bass won't be the only Red Devil volleyball player looking to take a few extra steps tonight: Avon Park opens its postseason at 6 p.m. against Palmetto at Sebring High School in a match-up of Class 4A-District 10's fourth and fifth seeds. The winner of the match, however, won't be breathing any sighs of relief: They'll face defending district champion DeSoto on Wednesday at 7:30. ...more

October 23, 2007

October 18, 2007

AVON PARK — Melissa Tullo hasn't been happy with her serving all season long. That is, of course, until Monday night. The junior outside hitter's three clutch aces late in the third set rallied the Avon Park volleyball team to a third-game victory and sweep of Lake Placid, 25-19, 26-24, 25-23, giving the Red Devils a dose of much-needed momentum heading into next week's Class 2A-District 4 tournament in Sebring. ...more

October 17, 2007

PALMETTO 38, ROBINSON 7: The Palmetto High defense saw its string of scoreless quarters end at 16, but no one was complaining after the way the Tigers dismantled Robinson in a Class 3A-District 11 contest at Harllee Stadium.

October 6, 2007

October 5, 2007