As the number of contestants grows smaller, the Heartland Idol competition stiffens. ...more

October 31, 2009

Tampa Bay is in London today to play the New England Patriots, but nobody is concerned about taking pictures with the Queen. The Bucs' only concern is finding a way to beat King Belichick's team today. ...more

October 25, 2009

Apparently, there can't be too many brash and quirky characters played by Brits or Australians on American television. ...more

January 21, 2009

SEBRING — John C. Alleyne, a horticulturist and former university professor, traveled the world, from the Caribbean island republic of Trinidad to the world's highest mountains in Nepal, before deciding to settle in Sebring. He's finishing his second week as the new director of the Highlands County Cooperative Extension Service and says he feels lucky to be in this county, rated No. 2 among the state's 67 counties in citrus production. Alleyne won't be directly involved in helping the citrus growers, as his specialty is commercial horticulture. Citrus work, he said, is handled primarily by the extension office's citrus agent, Tim Hurner. ...more

December 17, 2007

An 80-year-old Port Richey man has traveled the world because "I wanted to see how other people lived." ...more

October 3, 2007