Susan Wilson, former assistant principal at Chocachatti Elementary and current assistant principal for Eastside Elementary, was recently named the Region Four finalist for the 2008 Just Read, Florida! Elementary Literacy Leader of the Year. ...more

July 18, 2008

Susan Wilson, former assistant principal at Chocachatti Elementary and current assistant principal for Eastside Elementary, was recently named the Region Four finalist for the 2008 Just Read, Florida! Elementary Literacy Leader of the Year. ...more

July 17, 2008

A $9,978 grant is helping the Heartland Rural Health Network Inc. develop a comprehensive, and the first of its kind, video education program for children 5 and under. ...more

July 15, 2008

Jim Otterman likes to use kitchen appliances to describe economic development. ...more

July 13, 2008

EAST LAKELAND — The Sebring All-Stars entered the Dixie AAA (ages 9-10) state tournament with a lot of confidence after cruising through the District 8 tournament with ease. The competition at the state tournament is tougher, but so far, the boys in black and blue haven't been challenged. Connor Cook led off Sunday's second-round game against Hardee with a solo home run and Jimmy Peck added a three-run blast as Sebring hammered Hardee 12-2 in four innings in Lakeland. The mercy-rule win kept Sebring, which pummeled East Lakeland 16-2 on Saturday, unbeaten in the 12-team, double-elimination tournament and set up a game at 8 tonight against an undetermined opponent. "We're really starting to swing the bats well," said Sebring coach Bobby Cannon. "We made some errors that we don't usually make in the early going, but it's hard to find fault with the way we're playing. ...more

July 7, 2008

LAKELAND - Connor Cooke hit a solo home run and Jimmy Peck hit a 3-run homer to lead Sebring to a 12-2 win over Hardee in the second round of the Dixie AAA State Tournament in Lakeland. The win keeps Sebring undefeated in the double elimination tournament and gives them a buy into Tuesday's night's fourth round against an undetermined opponent. ...more

July 6, 2008

LAKELAND — It took a couple of innings for the Sebring hitters to adjust to the soft tosses of East Lakeland right-hander Zach Malvasia in Saturday's opening round of the Dixie AAA (ages 9-10) state tournament in Lakeland. But once the boys in black and blue got dialed in, it became a game of chuck-and-duck for Malvasia and the rest of the East Lakeland pitching staff as Sebring, led by Seth Cannady's three RBI, banged out 13 hits en route to a 16-2 romp over the host team. "It took us awhile to adjust to the speed of the East Lakeland pitcher because he just kind of loops it in there," said Sebring coach Bobby Cannon. "Slow pitchers give us trouble because we aren't patient at the plate. ...more

July 6, 2008

EAST LAKELAND - Seth Cannady had three RBI to lead Sebring to a 16-2 rout over East Lakeland in the first round of the Dixie AAA 9-10 year old state tournament on Saturday. ...more

July 5, 2008

SEBRING — At 4:22 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued a severe weather statement for the county and an official response to notify residents and deal with the aftermath of a severe storm was already well under way. ...more

July 5, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- There continues to be a lot of misinformation about alleged salmonella contamination of tomatoes, says a Pasco-based home economist, but she offering advice on how to cope. "There is a lot of information coming out in newspapers and on television and it changes almost daily," Betsy Crisp, a family and consumer sciences specialist with Pasco County Cooperative Extension Service, said in a press release. ...more

June 23, 2008