AVON PARK – Nearly 300 wins and 10 years as the skipper of the South Florida Community College baseball team brings a smile to Rick Hitt's face. But the number 54 means more to him than any of the other accolades. ...more

January 23, 2008

Tampa Fire Rescue officials will no longer accept free tickets to Tampa Bay Lightning games, fire officials said Friday. ...more

December 21, 2007

Finally the best in its city, the Southern California women's soccer team is also now the best in the nation. ...more

December 10, 2007

Electronic message signs are nixed by county commissioners on 3-2 vote ...more

December 5, 2007

AVON PARK — Nobody can tell the Avon Park girls basketball team it can't handle pressure. The Red Devils proved that time and time again in their 46-45 comeback victory over Palmetto in a Class 4A-District 10 showdown on Thursday night. Avon Park, which routed Braden River 69-46 on Tuesday, got all it could handle with Palmetto's "box-and-one" defense, but still found a way to squeak out a win. ...more

November 17, 2007

Baseball wants to prevent another tragic accident like the one that killed Mike Coolbaugh. ...more

November 9, 2007

Pasco County commissioners wondered if the lights should be turned off on electronic message board signs or if some kind of compromise is possible. That was just one of the issues as the commissioners try to get a grip on the clutter of signs along area roads. ...more

October 3, 2007

Doug MacLean is accustomed to being in the public eye, having spent most of the past two decades serving as either a coach or general manager in the NHL. ...more

August 12, 2007