Those who knew him say Alfred Lee Barnes Jr. never gave up on children. ...more

April 20, 2009

The school board on Tuesday will consider ways to meet the needs of more gifted students. ...more

April 19, 2009

Florida State University officials might consider closing the school's Panama City campus. ...more

April 13, 2009

Pari-mutuels could expand poker room hours and pot sizes under a bill approved by a House committee. ...more

April 13, 2009

Senate appropriations committees have completed work on a series of budget bills. ...more

April 1, 2009

After an unusually large number of spring breakers swarmed the small residential community of Sunset Beach this year, Treasure Island officials drew up an emergency ordinance prohibiting alcohol on the beach there. ...more

March 26, 2009

City officials are considering a novel approach to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away. ...more

March 24, 2009

School board members indefinitely shelved the issue of student uniforms during a workshop on Monday. ...more

March 24, 2009

After attending the Wednesday meeting on the proposal to fix the district's watershed violations, and listening to the testimony of the Highlands County officials, it is apparent we have been given a pass on compliance for over 30 years. ...more

March 20, 2009

Crib makers have proposed a ban on drop-side cribs because of concerns over infant deaths, injuries and a series of recalls in the past year or so. ...more

March 18, 2009