I'd like to think it was a loose bolt, not paralyzing anxiety, that caused all the useless trivia I've absorbed over the years to suddenly evaporate when I needed it most. ...more

October 27, 2009

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez is hurt again. ...more

March 23, 2009

Recession or not, a Texas-based car dealership chain is moving ahead with plans to buy the closed Bill Heard Chevrolet in Plant City. ...more

November 12, 2008

ARMWOOD (3-0) at NEWSOME (2-1) After being held to just one touchdown in a season-opening win over Plant, Armwood has scored 92 points combined in its last two victories. ...more

September 25, 2008

There is a phrase quarterback Greg Jenkins can't, and might never, get out of his head. ...more

July 12, 2008

SOFTBALL NCT centerfielder Jakara Willis joins long line of county players to sign with P-HCC. ...more

June 15, 2008

Scott Mackley says he's had a rough time the last few months or so. "I haven't been training very well - a bad breakup, drinking a lot," said Mackley, a former state track champion from Lakeland Kathleen High now competing for Florida Southern College. "I'm just not in that good of shape." ...more

February 10, 2008

SEBRING — When you live in a neighborhood where a high-profile crime has been committed, it would be easy to jump to the conclusion that violent crime is increasing across the county. But perception isn't always reality. "I went to the front yard to get my paper in the morning and I saw all sorts of police cars and crime scene tape everywhere," said Sebring Country Estates resident George Bauer. "It made me wonder what was going on." ...more

February 3, 2008

This may be the season for giving, but nonprofits that serve the needy are reporting a rough time of it. Donations are down, yet the number of people who need help is up. ...more

December 22, 2007

Dell Inc. said earnings grew 27 percent in the third quarter, buoyed by growth in overseas markets such as Brazil and by prices falling for memory chips and other components. ...more

November 30, 2007