Picture-perfect weather, ideal scoring conditions and a talented field added up to some outstanding action in Saturday's annual Highlands County Home Builder's Association golf tournament. ...more

March 31, 2009

Taking advantage of perfect weather, a well manicured River Greens golf course and perfect scoring conditions, the talented duo of Mike Shawver and Corey Decotzeri combined for a 12-under-par 60 to win the Championship Flight of the Avon Park Chamber of Commerce Valentine Golf Tournament on Saturday. ...more

February 17, 2009

Taking advantage of ideal scoring conditions, the talented foursome of Mike Browning, Carol Speer, Scott Faircloth and Dale Bradley finished first in the First Flight Low Gross division with a 58 in Saturday's American Legion Post 74 golf tournament at Pinecrest Golf Club. ...more

January 13, 2009

Taking advantage of picture-perfect weather conditions and a well-manicured Turtle Run course, the group of Frank Guglielmi, Greg Long, Charlie Shields and Jimmy Tsakalos carded a 57 on Saturday to win the championship flight of the 2009 New Year Benefit golf tournament at Sun 'N Lake. ...more

January 5, 2009

Gail Brown gave herself a very nice present for her seventy-first birthday. ...more

December 9, 2008

Taking advantage of perfect weather and a well-conditioned course, the foursome of Scott Baker, Scott Todd, Chris Boylan and Muzaffar Hagus finished with the lowest score during Saturday's Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce golf tournament. ...more

October 21, 2008

A leading Human Rights Watch monitor who was abruptly put on the first plane leaving Venezuela early Friday said his expulsion shows the intolerance of President Hugo Chavez's government to criticism. ...more

September 20, 2008

Typically, golf courses play host for particular groups who want to raise funds for their causes. ...more

July 15, 2008

AVON PARK – Walt Shirey was supposed to have surgery on a stomach hernia this week, but rather than go under the knife, the two-time Bill Jarrett Invitational champion instead decided to go under par at River Greens golf course. "I postponed the surgery because I really wanted to play in this," said Shirey, a Fort Myers resident who won the two-day tourney in 1997 and '98. "I could feel a little bulge when I was swinging, but I wouldn't say it was painful." ...more

June 29, 2008

The Boeing Co. says it has completed the process of powering up its 787 jetliner, marking a major milestone for the much-delayed program. ...more

June 21, 2008