A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison this morning on attempted murder and other charges stemming from a July 2005 shootout with police. ...more

June 12, 2009

Prior to Armwood beating Winter Haven 30-14 in the Class 4A region quarterfinals Friday, Hawks quarterback Mywan Jackson and running back Tavari Grant discussed big runs, and that is just what they accomplished. ...more

November 22, 2008

FOOTBALL Eagle sophomore fullback Devean Huff runs for 161 yards, two touchdowns, to lead Springstead past Lecanto, 37-0. ...more

November 15, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Special teams. Riverview's LeMarkus Dennis scooped up a blocked field goal on his own 3-yard line and ran it back 97 yards for a touchdown. Linebacker Devin Ray, who has led the county in tackles most of the season, intercepted two passes and ran one back 46 yards for a touchdown. ...more

November 15, 2008

Spineless weasels inside the McCain campaign have begun piling on Gov. Sarah Palin. ...more

November 12, 2008

Brett Favre's frustration flowed as freely as his tears did a year earlier. ...more

December 24, 2007

It took a player who barely knew what to do to accomplish something that had never been done. ...more

December 16, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: Trailing 33-28 and facing fourth and long in the final two minutes, Plant City quarterback Clint Stearns hit running back Keith Dawson with a short pass which he then took 79-yards for the game-winning touchdown. Leading by one, the Raiders elected to go for the two-point conversion. The conversion attempt seemed to be a success as Dawson scampered into the end zone, but the Raiders were flagged for holding. On the second try, Dawson again got the handoff, but was tackled three yards shy of the end zone. Freedom received the ball back with 2:43 left in the game but was unable to mount a comeback. ...more

November 10, 2007

Michael Bennett still has it. He still doesn't flaunt it. His mother would never allow it. ...more

October 18, 2007

SEBRING – When asked about impact fees, Wayne Gourley's response likely echoed the opinion of many in construction as well as some outside of the industry. "If their purpose is to slow down growth they came up with a heck of a good plan," said Gourley, the owner of Gourley Plastering. The Highlands County Commission began collecting impact fees — charges on new residential, industrial and commercial buildings for things such as roads and schools – this year. The commission voted last week to raise the fees at 30 percent of their recommended level in 2008 – a 5-percent increase from the 25 percent rate now in effect. ...more

September 16, 2007