Country singer and writer Willie Nelson pens his first novel, an exciting western called '"A Tale Out of Luck." A young orphan boy nicknamed Skeeter is taken in by rancher Hank Tomlinson who raises him with his son Jay Blue. Skeeter, who is half-Mexican, has always longed to know more about his family, what their names were and who was his birth father. He and Jay have always been close, but sometimes Jay taunts Skeeter about not having a real Dad. They work on Jay's father's ranch and sometimes get to go into the little town of Luck for a drink and some flirting. A small band of Indians are camping near the ranch to hunt for food. A series of misunderstandings fueled by some vindictive whites almost wipes out the peaceful Indians. The survivors decide to lavish a full scale attack with their tribe to wipe out the two closest ranches. Hank's past has come to haunt him, but in spite of the turmoil, his story is finally verified and enemies unite to face this new threat to their homes and lives. ...more

March 18, 2009

Blowing a whistle, former Gator defensive end Thaddeus Bullard bellowed today at the interference surrounding hundreds of youth football hopefuls. ...more

January 10, 2009

The three top executives leaving WellCare Health Plans will walk away from the company with millions of dollars in stock options and restricted stock, as long as they agree not to disparage the company and agree to cooperate with government investigations into its operations. ...more

February 2, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Playing with effort, intensity and determination — something that's been lacking on a consistent basis during the season — the Lake Placid boys basketball team used a balanced attack led by Conlin Veley's team-high 13 points to beat LaBelle 64-49 on Friday night. Veley also pulled down 12 rebounds, while younger brother Kurt Veley scored nine points on three 3-pointers as the Class 3A Green Dragons improved to 9-11 with the non-district win. "It was a good win for us," Conlin Veley said. "When we play with effort and intensity, we're a pretty good team. We need to play hard every minute, because when we let down we lose our tempo and teams make runs on us. ...more

January 27, 2008

WellCare Health Plans' top three executives have resigned, three months after the company's Tampa headquarters was raided by federal agents. ...more

January 25, 2008

Shares of WellCare Health Plans continued to slump Thursday amid reports of the possible departure of its top three executives, and analysts at one Wall Street firm said they are not only expecting the housecleaning, but would not be surprised to see the sale of the company. ...more

January 25, 2008

Shares in WellCare Health Plans continued to drift lower today after a Wall Street Journal blog reported that the company's three top executives were being shown the door. ...more

January 24, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Slowly but surely, the Lake Placid boys basketball team is becoming just that — a team. When leading scorer and team leader Conlin Veley went down with an ankle injury midway through the third quarter of Friday night's district game against McKeel Academy, the Green Dragons didn't miss a beat, as sophomore guard Thaddeus Legree and senior center Travalier Sholtz picked up the scoring slack to lead Lake Placid to a 67-61 win over the Wildcats. ...more

January 13, 2008

LAKE PLACID – The Lake Placid boys basketball team seemed to have a handle on things after one quarter of play Tuesday night against Frostproof. But for the next six minutes, the Green Dragons simply got handled. The Bulldogs scored the first 16 points of the second quarter and wouldn't relinquish their lead the rest of the way as Frostproof held off two furious LP rallies to claim a 61-58 Class 3A-District 10 victory at LPHS. ...more

December 20, 2007

WellCare Health Plans, the provider of managed care services for the government that had its local headquarters raided by federal and state officials, has adopted a retention plan to help keep key employees on board while the investigation continues. ...more

December 8, 2007