Derrick McKenzie sank a pair of free throws with 4.1 seconds left to lead Avon Park to a 51-49 win over DeSoto in an exciting Class 4A-District 10 showdown on Friday. ...more

December 14, 2008

It might not be the bowl game the University of South Florida envisioned for itself at the start of the season, but Coach Jim Leavitt continues to embrace the advantages of playing in the inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl. ...more

December 11, 2008

BAYSHORE The city council gave its final approval to a high-rise condominium on Patriots Corner at Bayshore and Bay to Bay boulevards today. ...more

December 4, 2008

A match with Sarasota Booker was just what the Sebring boys soccer team needed. ...more

December 4, 2008

Mike Lee feels like his team is getting closer. With inexperience at nearly every position on the floor, the Sebring girls basketball team has taken its lumps thus far this season, but after a tough 49-39 district loss to DeSoto, Lee saw plenty of reasons for hope. ...more

November 27, 2008

Hundreds of local residents might feel like they just read their own obituary in the newspaper. ...more

November 21, 2008

Yuridia Terrones completed scored a hat trick and Erica Resendez added two goals on Tuesday to lead the in Lake Placid girls soccer team to a 5-2 victory over LaBelle. ...more

November 20, 2008

The smelly air around a Tampa chemical plant is about to get a scrubbing. ...more

November 20, 2008

After denying there was a problem, General Chemical has agreed to install scrubbers in the stack of its Palmetto Beach plant near the Port of Tampa. ...more

November 19, 2008

Johnequa Perry scored 12 points and Chantel Hugley chipped in 10 more on Thursday, as Avon Park pummeled Hardee 39-10 in the final day of the Lake Region Preseason Classic. ...more

November 15, 2008