A reunion softball game for U.S. and Japanese World War II veterans turned out to be the last mission for one former sailor. ...more

December 26, 2007

Welcome to Week 16, championship week for most fantasy leagues. Congrats to those of you who have made it to your league's final game, and to those of you who are still alive in the playoffs and looking for a berth in a championship game to be played next week. ...more

December 19, 2007

The Florida Strawberry Festival experienced a major computer glitch just as tickets to its headline acts went on sale Dec. 10. ...more

December 17, 2007

His neatly appointed office looks like a law library, with numerous tomes standing like sentinels in a bookcase lining a wall. ...more

November 30, 2007

AVON PARK — Heather Barnes is accustomed to wearing many hats. After all, the Avon Park senior is a star softball player, an outstanding diver and a top-notch student. Next year, however, Barnes will don a new hat altogether after signing a full scholarship on Thursday to play softball with the Stetson University Hatters. "It's an exciting time right now," Barnes said. "I got the paperwork last night and now its official. Now I can just concentrate on softball and beating Sebring. "I can now just enjoy the rest of my senior year." ...more

November 16, 2007

The principals in a first-of-its-kind joint venture are committed to creating a top-notch product. They also accept that the planning and delivery process is no simple walk in the park. ...more

November 7, 2007

AVON PARK –– When you go winless the previous season, there is no place to go but up. The Avon Park Red Devils boys soccer team are hard at work to try and put the past behind them, as they welcome their fourth head coach in four years –– Jocelyn Simplice. Simplice, who hails from the island of Haiti, was the AP girls soccer assistant coach last season and takes over a Red Devil squad that scored just five goals all of last season. "I know these kids have gone through many coaches," the first-year head coach said. "I've assured them that I plan on staying quite a while." ...more

November 6, 2007

EDITOR'S NOTE: This occasional series spotlights local school principals. This week's column features Dennis Mayo, principal at Turkey Creek Middle School, 5005 Turkey Creek Road. The school's telephone number is (813) 757-9442. ...more

October 29, 2007

AVON PARK — When members of the public got their first look at the inside of South Florida Community College's new Health and Science Education Center, they were impressed, but it's the students and professors who use the building daily who say they appreciate it most. SFCC President Norman Stephens said the project encompasses the work of thousands of people who have worked on the building in the five years since they started planning for it. "This is quite a milestone for the college," Stephens said at the open house Wednesday. "One of the reasons we are so proud is because it was such a participative effort." ...more

October 27, 2007

A classic musical play from the 1950s will set a tone of nostalgia for Francis Wilson Playhouse audiences when it opens next week at the theater in Clearwater. ...more

October 27, 2007