Christmas is over, so the political season is starting. One of the first races to draw attention is Highlands County Commission District 2, where Edgar Stokes is the incumbent. District 2 is southeast Highlands County. ...more

December 27, 2009

The 15th annual Bill Jarrett 5k run/walk at Florida Hospital Heartland continues to grow with each passing year. ...more

November 10, 2009

The bracket for this week's SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in Tampa came into focus Sunday afternoon when the league's regular season concluded. ...more

March 9, 2009

Today is the final rehearsal for 62 members of Northeast High School's marching band before they travel to Washington, D.C., next week to perform in the Presidential Inaugural Heritage Music Festival, one of the activities leading to Barack Obama taking the oath of office. ...more

January 6, 2009

Fourteen games into the season, No. 3 Pittsburgh took its first major test and passed it with plenty to spare - thanks to the inside muscle of DeJuan Blair. ...more

January 4, 2009

After years of drama, deficits and decline, the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary nearly tripled its charitable income last year, according to a recent filing with the Internal Revenue Service. "Yeah, we just had some great donors. We're really blessed in that area," said Michelle Simoneau, spokeswoman for the sanctuary, now in its 37th year of rescuing birds from a home base at Indian Shores. The year sure didn't start out that way. ...more

December 16, 2008

I own an interesting hardback book titled "Bogey, The Films of Humphrey Bogart" by Clifford McCarty. It is a first edition published in 1965 by The Citadel Press. Does it have any value? ...more

December 7, 2008

A lot has been said about Florida's quick-strike offense, but lost amid the offensive exploits is the dominant play of the defense early in games. ...more

November 30, 2008

A local company on the international sports stage for decades is changing the way triathletes measure success. ...more

November 25, 2008

Think of the Florida Gators' Saturday afternoon as an open date, except with a performance by the marching band. ...more

November 23, 2008