Jobs trump airplane After reading the story, "Unequipped pest plane idle 6 years" (front page, Dec. 20), I started shaking my head in disbelief over our local government at work. All I can say is that I hope come mosquito season the overpriced 1979 King Air finally gets in the air and does the job it was meant to do in 2003, or I say let's go back to the trucks. It just might save a few county workers their jobs in 2010! ...more

December 24, 2009

Some of the very best high school senior football players in the Sunshine State get a final chance to sparkle in tonight's Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic at Firemen's Field. ...more

December 22, 2009

HERNANDO COUNTY WRESTLING HONOR ROLL STATS (thru 12-17) ...more

December 17, 2009

The Plant Panthers and Manatee Hurricanes are both deserving contenders for the 5A state football title. ...more

December 16, 2009

Academy of the Holy Names alumna Britta Wilk McKenna, Class of 1979, was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame on Nov. 17 before more than 200 guests at the annual fall sports banquet. ...more

December 16, 2009

Plant and Bradenton Manatee will play for the Class 5A state championship at Orlando's Florida Citrus Bowl. ...more

December 15, 2009

Tianna Perry was glad to get back to pumping iron in competition. ...more

December 13, 2009

Armwood football coach Sean Callahan would like you to believe his team is in over its head entering Friday's Class 4A state semifinal at Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer. ...more

December 10, 2009

The outcome of their final match Saturday night may have been different. The ultimate goal for Tampa Prep's Wes Jarrell and Durant's Alex Hamm, however, is the same - they want to win a state title. ...more

December 9, 2009

Tony Milanes found in wrestling something he couldn't find in any other sport. ...more

December 2, 2009