A former band director pleaded guilty Thursday to a sexual relationship with a student. ...more

July 23, 2009

Current law says a former band director faces up to 45 years in prison for allegations that he engaged in sexual activity with a student. ...more

July 17, 2009

When Newsome High School's band director stepped onto the field last fall, he knew he was sticking his neck out. ...more

March 4, 2009

Nature Coast Technical High School is once again without a band director. ...more

February 26, 2009

Dylan Waddle is not the average eighth-grader at Charles S. Rushe Middle School. Instead of spending the summer playing, he fixed a marxophone with his grandfather, Charles Taylor. ...more

February 25, 2009

Businesses and governments looking to trim expenses during this economic downturn have cut jobs because salaries and benefits typically represent the largest cost of doing business. ...more

February 23, 2009

The new band leader was impressed by the progress. Kerry Nichols stood on the podium in front of his new charges in Nature Coast Technical High School's orchestral group Thursday - his second day on the job - and tried to gauge their proficiency in scales. ...more

February 22, 2009

A Former Nature Coast Technical High School band director faces the prospect of trial next month. ...more

January 27, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Two years ago, Dylan Waddle was a beginning band student at Rushe Middle School with a casual interest in music. ...more

January 25, 2009

Nature Coast Technical High's concert band was rolling smoothly through "A Welsh Rhapsody" Friday morning when Chris Hinkle dropped his hands. ...more

January 24, 2009