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Robinson 42, Arcadia DeSoto County 21, Final
Arcadia DeSoto County at Robinson for h.s. scores ...more
November 20, 2009
Bulls' latest exposure not so positive
Playing before a national TV audience on ESPN last Thursday night at Rutgers provided another huge dose of free exposure for USF. ...more
November 19, 2009
Prep football recap
TRIBUNE'S TOP 10
| Rank, School | Record | Points | Up Next |
| 1. Plant | 8-1 | 39 | vs. Plant City (7-3) |
| Panthers are 4-0 in playoff openers under Coach Robert Weiner | |||
| 2. Tampa Bay Tech | 8-1 | 35 | vs. East Lake (7-3) |
| Titans still playing with chip on their shoulder | |||
| 3. Armwood | 9-1 | 34 | vs. Sickles (8-2) |
| Hawks haven't lost playoff opener this decade (8-0) | |||
| 4. Jefferson | 8-1 | 28 | vs. Land O' Lakes (9-1) |
| Dragons riding longest win streak (seven) since 2002 | |||
| 5. Robinson | 8-2 | 20 | vs. Arcadia DeSoto County (6-4) |
| Despite loss to Plant, Knights entering postseason with confidence | |||
| 6. Hillsborough | 6-3 | 19 | at Largo (8-2) |
| Terriers need to regroup quick after tough loss to TBT | |||
| 7. Newsome | 7-2 | 14 | vs. Alonso (4-6) |
| Wolves get second crack at Ravens, who defeated them in Week 3 | |||
| 8. Jesuit | 9-1 | 12 | at Wauchula Hardee (8-1) |
| Tigers seeking first playoff win since 2004 | |||
| 9. Sickles | 8-2 | 8 | at Armwood (9-1) |
| Cary White and Gryphons running game have tough test on tap | |||
| 10. Plant City | 7-3 | 6 | at Plant (8-1) |
| Raiders have tons of momentum with six straight wins | |||
November 15, 2009
Obama visit creates few ripples in Arcadia
"Is he gonna turn the switch, or what's he gonna do?" At 9 a.m. Tuesday, the five men in the coffee clatch at McDonald's were manning their usual stations. None planned to go to the Turner Center, where the president's helicopter was supposed to meet a motorcade of a dozen black Suburbans, white government SUVs and local police cars. ...more
October 28, 2009
Arcadia bets solar energy will generate jobs
Arcadia is betting that solar energy — more specifically, a cutting-edge solar plant being built in DeSoto County — will provide hundreds of jobs and an even bigger economic boost. ...more
October 27, 2009
Arcadia bus trip to see Obama canceled
Spirits sank Monday when organizers of a local bus trip to Arcadia to hear President Barack Obama's speech at a Florida Power and Light solar power plant learned the event was by invitation only. ...more
October 27, 2009
Volunteers clean up Fort DeSoto
More than 200 volunteers packed into Fort DeSoto County Park Saturday to remove 880 pounds of discarded trash and debris. ...more
September 23, 2009
Sebring man dies after car rams into a tree
A Sebring man died Sunday night from injuries he suffered in a one-vehicle accident Friday night in DeSoto County. ...more
September 1, 2009
Sarasota man arrested 25 years after rape
Authorities arrested a Sarasota man Friday in connection to a woman's rape and murder in DeSoto County in 1984 after DNA evidence linked him to the crime scene, police said. ...more
April 11, 2009
County Burn Ban Extended Another Seven Days
With Highlands County rated among the driest counties in the state, the county commissioners met Tuesday in emergency session and extended the countywide burn ban for another seven days. ...more
March 25, 2009
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