hirty years ago, the SEC restored its men's basketball tournament - after a 27-season hiatus. ...more

March 8, 2009

In an effort to stimulate air travel, airlines are offering promotions, sometimes with unique pitches. ...more

February 26, 2009

The Miramar-based airline's innovative marketing approach shows the extent airlines are taking to create interest in travel as consumers and businesses cut discretionary spending. AirTran on Tuesday launched a sale matched by a half-dozen airlines for flights through Nov. 4 with a 10- day advance purchase and some Florida blackout dates applying. ...more

February 25, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: Plenty of big stories broke between the lines and on the playing fields, courts and tracks of the Heartland in 2008. Wins and losses aside, certain moments transcended the games themselves and stuck out as the top stories of the year. This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run of the stories we covered that had a major impact on the local sports scene. The ranking was determined by the sports department: Sports editor Brian Gjurgevich, senior sports writer Mark Pinson and sports reporter Chris Hoffman. ...more

December 31, 2008

Space shuttle Endeavour has to wait another day to make its cross-country return trip to Florida. ...more

December 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Up to last week, the biggest victory the fledgling Wiregrass Ranch volleyball program had under its belt was a season-opening victory against Pasco earlier this month. ...more

September 18, 2008

Barack Obama intends to use a huge organization involving "thousands" of volunteers, along with thousands of new voters, to win Florida, his campaign manager told some of those volunteers during a trip to Florida this week. ...more

August 16, 2008

A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes and four ultralight aircrafts is close to completing a 1,260-mile trip to Florida's Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge. ...more

January 28, 2008

A 45-year-old man in town with a group of about 90 Finnish skydivers died during a jump at Skydive City on Friday morning. ...more

January 5, 2008

ZEPHYRHILLS - A 45-year-old man in town with a group of about 90 Finnish skydivers died during a jump at Skydive City this morning. ...more

January 4, 2008