People are keeping their cars and trucks longer as quality improves and the uncertain economy makes new purchases less appealing, according to a study released this week by automotive consulting firm R.L. Polk & Co. ...more

February 21, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more

February 13, 2008

SEBRING — Leadership is changing hands as the men who have run Highlands County, Sebring and Avon Park for more than 10 years step down. C.B. Shirey, who served as Avon Park city manager for 11 years, moved to the role of manager of Avon Park Executive Airport in January. Carl Cool, county administrator, will retire May 31 after 17 years. Bob Hoffman, city administrator of Sebring, will retire June 30 after almost 18 years in the position. They swear they didn't plan it like that. "It's just happenstance," Cool said. "We might have joked about it, but it just turned out that way." ...more

February 10, 2008

Visiting St. Petersburg High survived a pair of first-half knockdowns, but the Green Devils never quite recovered from the knockout blow that Riverview's Lexi Pember delivered late in the second quarter of Thursday night's Class 6A-Region 2 quarterfinal that led the Rams to a 55-39 win. ...more

February 8, 2008

Longtime school board member and vice chairman Jim Malcolm announced Tuesday that he will not seek a fifth term on the Hernando County School Board. ...more

January 16, 2008

Patriots owner Robert Kraft sat behind his wide desk and marveled at how his team's jersey could be the target of so many boos - even when it's worn by a 14-year-old girl. ...more

January 16, 2008

BROOKSVILLE - Longtime Hernando County School Board member and Vice Chairman Jim Malcolm has announced he will not seek a fifth term. ...more

January 15, 2008

AVON PARK — Two weeks after Sarah Adelt, who continues as the city clerk, took over as the interim city manager, it doesn't seem all that different in Avon Park City Hall despite the change in city managers. The double doors still open to Sarah Adelt's desk, and she's juggling the phone speaking to a city council member while plugging numbers into her computer's planner. Despite shuffling some tasks around "the transition's going very well," she emphasized. ...more

January 15, 2008

Regarding "USF Compromises Integrity Dodging Moffitt Cheating Charge" (Our Opinion, Jan. 9): ...more

January 14, 2008

Right around noon today, if all goes as planned, a spacecraft called Messenger will swoop past Mercury and begin two days of unprecedented picture-taking and data-collecting. ...more

January 14, 2008