Class 6A

January 7, 2009

CENTRAL LADY BEARS ...more

January 7, 2009

Polk County deputies are seeking help to locate a missing woman whose life may be in danger. ...more

December 25, 2008

Omar Torres showed off his rapid improvement over last season by pinning his opponent in 47 seconds, but the rest of the team couldn't overcome several forfeits in Avon Park's 39-36 loss to Haines City on Thursday. ...more

December 20, 2008

They'll all be there - the shepherds, sheep and goats, angels, three kings, Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and a donkey - at a live Nativity scene portrayed by the youth group of the Ruskin United Methodist Church on Saturday. Two programs will take place, at 6 and 7:15 p.m., on the church grounds, 105 Fourth Ave. N.W. ...more

December 17, 2008

The color blue is something Avon Park quarterback Albert Moses usually sees from his archrivals at Sebring, but the senior signal caller will don the enemy colors in his last high school football game. ...more

December 13, 2008

Devin Clarke scored a game-high 19 points and point guard Chris Grubb had a season-best 16 to lead the Sebring boys basketball team to a 78-57 romp over Frostproof on Thursday. ...more

December 6, 2008

Five people were injured in a collision between a Polk County Transit Services bus and a van in Lake Alfred. Four of the injured were passengers on the bus. The other injured person was the driver of the van. All have been taken to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening, said Heather Smith, spokeswoman for the Polk County Public Safety department. ...more

December 1, 2008

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November 26, 2008

Nearly 11 years ago, a few minutes before sunrise on a March morning in a Haines City cemetery, Christopher Gamble and four friends took part in the slaying of a Haines City police officer. Gamble pleaded guilty for his role and testified against the others. Now a federal prosecutor wants a judge to reduce Gamble's sentence to 24 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge James S. Moody Jr. is scheduled to consider a motion Friday from Assistant U.S. Attorney James Muench. ...more

November 11, 2008