Clyde Bracknell has always managed to stay above the fray. He always let people have their say. He avoided controversy, and he stuck to his convictions. And after nearly 30 years in office, he will retire from the politics with far more friends than enemies. ...more

February 12, 2009

Danny Burgess was elected to the Zephyrhills City Council at 18. Now 22, he will leave as council president. ...more

July 16, 2008

When Ricky Giles steps on the field this summer, he sees many Pirates fans. They aren't in the stands, but on the field. For the past four years, the longtime Pasco High baseball coach has held a baseball camp for the youths in Pasco County. Kids ranging in age from 6 to 14 come to learn from Giles and from players from the high school baseball team. ...more

June 16, 2008

Flags will fly at half-staff Sunday in honor of Marcus Mathes, the Army sergeant from Zephyrhills killed in Baghdad in April. ...more

June 5, 2008

Once, she was a basketball star, the all-time leading scorer in her county, a player so smooth and efficient that she earned a nickname - "The Dream." ...more

June 1, 2008

June 8 wasn't just any day for Sgt. Marcus C. Mathes. It was the day he married his sweetheart, Julia, in 2002 - three years before he enlisted in the U.S. Army and shipped out for a five-month tour of duty in war-torn Afghanistan. ...more

May 10, 2008

DADE CITY - Hundreds of people lined a bustling downtown street today to watch the funeral procession of Sgt. Marcus Mathes, killed by a mortar attack in Baghdad on April 28. ...more

May 6, 2008

The following middle school and high school students' projects were selected from the Pasco District Regional Science Fair to represent Pasco County at the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair, to take place at the Lakeland Center, in Lakeland, April 16, 17 and 18. ...more

February 8, 2008

Green Bay defensive tackle Ryan Pickett once carried doubt and uncertainty around like it was his helmet and shoulder pads. ...more

January 10, 2008

He's one step closer to becoming recognized as 'America's Top Young Scientist of the Year.' ...more

September 17, 2007