It reads like something written yesterday. "Development or progress, so called, is destroying much of the habitat of all our wildlife at an alarming rate," reads the column that appeared in a local newspaper. "(T)he decrease in numbers of many of our most interesting members of the bird world is a sad thing to contemplate." ...more

February 27, 2009

A jury had to decide on Tuesday whether fear for one's safety justifies leaving the scene of a fatal accident. ...more

February 4, 2009

The storyline of Saturday's SEC Championship Game between Florida and Alabama appears to be as obvious and contrasting as "American Idol" meets "American Bandstand," or rotary dial and cellular service. ...more

December 3, 2008

Who is Ron Grimming? That was the question Highlands County residents asked, 10 months ago, when they learned that a man who had moved to Lake Placid in 2005 was running for sheriff. ...more

October 17, 2008

In the city's urban core, which includes downtown and the Channel District, the biggest change is the addition of housing. ...more

June 4, 2008

The quilters long since had rested their fingers Saturday while Brooksville-based cane weaver Kathleen Barnes soldiered on, demonstrating her craft for fairgoers at the Pioneer Florida Museum and Village's Farm Festival and 18th Annual Quilt Show. ...more

February 10, 2008

When former Florida State receiver Barry Smith played for the Noles, the Florida State-Florida rivalry was one-sided. Smith, a Tampa resident who set numerous receiving records during his career, finished 0-3 against the Gators. Still, Smith has fond memories of the heated rivalry. He caught two touchdown passes in his first game against UF in 1970, and he threw one in his final FSU-Florida game in 1972, a 42-13 loss to UF and a quarterback named Chan Gailey. Today, Smith will be rooting for Gailey's team - Georgia Tech - because Smith's son, Andrew, is a junior receiver for the Yellow Jackets. Smith will be in Atlanta watching Georgia Tech play Georgia, a rivalry he compares to FSU-Florida: ...more

November 24, 2007

Within a flooded forest of Cypress and sprawling live oak trees, a Florida panther lies in wait. Its tawny-colored fur blends well with the sandy and shadowed ground that its large body rests upon. Blue herons fly down and walk through the shallow edgewaters beyond the big cat while alligator's knobby heads rise above the water's surface out in the dark and deeper pools. The Florida panther faces the woods and watches every movement of leaf and branch therein while its perked ears listen for the soft and slow footsteps of its cautious prey. ...more

October 21, 2007