Led by Sasha Spalding's 19 points, No. 8 seed Springstead eliminated the No. 9 seed Sunlake Seahawks Monday night in Class 4A, District 8 Tournament action at Wiregrass Ranch, 56-43. ...more

February 3, 2008

Martial Arts Advantage has opened a second location at 3801 S. Manhattan Ave. ...more

January 30, 2008

Durant High guard A.J. Garden's return from suspension came at the perfect time - for Plant City High. ...more

January 30, 2008

The United States deploys far too many troops in too many places around the world. More worrisome to taxpayers are its plans to keep huge numbers of troops in distant, quiet outposts forever. ...more

January 21, 2008

Not much rivals the energy level inside Gracie Tampa when one of the school's fighters is days away from a mixed martial arts fight. ...more

January 12, 2008

Dungy is returning to Tampa. Eric Dungy, that is. The sophomore wide receiver and son of Indianapolis Colts and former Bucs coach Tony Dungy enrolled at Plant and began classes Tuesday when the school reopened following the holiday break. ...more

January 10, 2008

Welcome to Week 16, championship week for most fantasy leagues. Congrats to those of you who have made it to your league's final game, and to those of you who are still alive in the playoffs and looking for a berth in a championship game to be played next week. ...more

December 19, 2007

SEBRING — When Linda Crowder started the Children's Museum of the Highlands about 17 years ago, she had big plans, but she never knew if they would pan out. Now the museum director has more than exceeded the original dreams, and she is planning to continue upward - literally. The museum, located at 219 N. Ridgewood, has announced plans to build a second floor, doubling its space. The additional 6,000 square feet of space will feature new exhibits, allow current exhibits to expand, provide another classroom for the expansion of the summer Discovery Camp and include additional bathrooms, storage, workrooms and offices. ...more

December 13, 2007

You don't have to be a Boy Scout to live by the motto "Be prepared." Many American workers learn that lesson each year, as foreign competition, technology and other factors force their companies to shut down or move overseas. People ask, "How am I going to make it?" ...more

November 11, 2007

It took a year for Countryside sophomore Melanie Margalis to get a new personal best in the 200 individual medley. She finally broke through her old mark at the perfect time. ...more

November 4, 2007