University of Florida receiver/tight end Cornelius Ingram's brother refuted Friday a story by Yahoo! Sports that quoted Ingram as saying he would skip his senior season. Greg Bowie, Ingram's brother and former basketball coach, told The Gainesville Sun that Ingram has yet to make up his mind. ...more

January 5, 2008

Florida's public school enrollment dropped by nearly 8,000 students compared with last year, another indicator of the state's slumping economy. ...more

December 17, 2007

GANESVILLE WR Andre Caldwell, Florida's all-time receptions leader, will take a handoff today from UF President Bernie Machen. Caldwell, a former Jefferson High star, is one of eight Florida players who will receive their diplomas this weekend. ...more

December 14, 2007

Floridians are feeling wealthier because incomes in the state are finally nearing the national average. But at the same time, Florida badly trails the nation in number of bachelor's degrees awarded and other educational achievements. ...more

December 5, 2007

There are several retired couples in our community who have resided out of state for all of their lives and own villas in our community. Many spent six months up North and six months in our community every year. They all own homes or condominiums in other states, to which they return every summer. ...more

November 24, 2007

Make no mistake about it, the ballot proposal "Florida Hometown Democracy" is a bad idea that, if passed, would begin a nightmare of voting on every growth and planning issue at the local level. ...more

November 18, 2007

WINE OF A TIME: Florida Estates Winery, 25241 State Road 52, Land O'Lakes, will host a wine festival and marketplace from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. ...more

November 6, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Don't worry if at 5 a.m. you notice 30 very active people dressed in camouflage at Scarborough Football Field. Lake Placid isn't being attacked by soldiers. Those are just some serious workout enthusiasts taking part in a fitness "boot camp" organized by Florida Hospital's Shoemaker Fitness Center. As part of the hour-long weekly sessions, Renee Kohl, fitness trainer and instructor, leads the troops during bear crawls, centipedes, alligator crawls, ups/downs, cherry pickers and more conventional exercises like sit-ups and push-ups. Everybody runs, skips and jumps as part of exercises designed to burn calories, tone muscles and sculpt abdominal muscles. "This is real tough; there are no smiles at 5 a.m.," said Boot Camp participant Ron Grimming. ...more

October 29, 2007

The last time Florida State played a football game in Tampa, Bobby Bowden still had a full head of brown hair, the Bucs were on their way to the playoffs for the first time, and neither the Lightning nor Devil Rays existed. ...more

October 27, 2007

University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer said he looked around the locker room during Saturday's halftime and saw 'confused' looks. His team had just dominated Troy on offense, defense and special teams for 30 football minutes, and Meyer could tell by the expressions on some of his younger players' faces that the second half wouldn't go so smoothly. ...more

September 9, 2007