Avon Park senior Daija Barrett was a one-woman wrecking crew on Tuesday, as she blasted seven aces, three kills and three blocks in the Red Devil volleyball team's four-game district victory (5-21, 25-21, 23-25, 28-26) over Booker. ...more

September 25, 2008

Sierra Weaver had nine kills, 14 digs and two blocks to help Lake Placid shrug off a slow start and sweep Fort Meade 25-16, 25-23, 25-11 on Monday. ...more

September 24, 2008

The U.S. Small Business Administration said today that private nonprofit organizations affected by Tropical Storm Fay in August have until Oct. 23 to file disaster loan applications for damages from the storm. ...more

September 23, 2008

In the latest in a flurry of lawsuits against U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, another former high-level employee alleges fraudulent practices at one of Buchanan's car dealerships set up to benefit the firm's owners and partners. ...more

September 20, 2008

Cara Worth took first in the 50-meter freestyle and Brittany Murphy took second in the 100-frees, while both swimmers were key members of the gold medal 200- freestyle relay squad, as Avon Park was impressive in a tri-meet against Frostproof and Hardee at the Lake Wales YMCA pool on Tuesday. ...more

September 18, 2008

Battling gusty conditions and opening-match nerves, the Avon Park girls golf team managed to cruise past Lake Placid by a score of 227-262 at River Greens golf course on Thursday afternoon. ...more

September 13, 2008

The Avon Park volleyball team had an off night on the road Thursday, as Palmetto took advantage of poor serve-receive by the Red Devils en route to a 25-16, 25-11, 25-13 sweep in district action. ...more

September 13, 2008

Daija Barrett's emphatic kill after a long rally on the match's final point Tuesday night was a fitting ending to the Avon Park volleyball team's five-set, come-from-behind thriller over Hardee at Avon Park High School. ...more

September 11, 2008

Sierra Weaver had 10 kills and Kaneisha Hamilton added three more on Monday to lead the Lake Placid volleyball team to a quick three-set victory over Hardee in preseason action. ...more

September 10, 2008

With gangs statewide gaining a toehold in a wide range of criminal enterprises, state and Bay officials put their heads together today to address the problem. ...more

September 9, 2008