Brandon James did a little bit of everything Saturday to contribute to Florida's win at Arkansas. ...more

October 5, 2008

Social Security and payroll tax is just too big of a problem for our good ole boys to understand. Make the change and spend the money as was intended when these programs were conceived. ...more

September 24, 2008

"Now we were faced with a nightmare that would draw a line in the sand for us. Would I allow anger, hurt and bitterness to guide my heart away from God? Calling the church, asking for prayer as soon as he found out about the tumor, had revealed Dirk would not allow this to come between God and him. His heart was broken and he was asking for God's help. ...more

September 20, 2008

A woman kept alive by a feeding tube since a stroke has died, effectively ending a legal battle between her husband and mother in a case similar to that of Terri Schiavo, whose fate became the subject of national political debate in 2005. ...more

September 19, 2008

Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday. The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster-growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chickens. ...more

September 19, 2008

is at the heart of a new American Cancer Society awareness campaign at the new Shops at Wiregrass center. ...more

September 13, 2008

Senior running back Mike James rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns and the Ridge Community defense held Avon Park to 98 total yards in the Red Devils 27-0 loss in the season opener for both teams on Friday. ...more

September 5, 2008

County commissioners today delayed until Monday any action on their revised deal with the companies building the eastern extension of State Road 56. The road builders requested the delay Tuesday to work out final details of the deal with county staffers, said David Evans, president of Locust Branch LLC, one of the three companies involved in the road project. The developers of Wiregrass Ranch, the Shops at Wiregrass mall and the Meadow Pointe IV Community Development District are working together to build the six-lane extension of S.R. 56 east of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. The first leg of the new road is set to open in October to provide access to the mall. Over the following months, crews will extend the road to Mansfield Boulevard and, by early 2010, to Meadow Pointe Boulevard, according to the pending deal with the county. The developers of Wiregrass Ranch were forced to rewrite their S.R. 56 deal with the county after Pulte Home Corp. pulled out last summer as the primary developer for the 5,000-acre ranch at the heart of Wesley Chapel. ...more

September 2, 2008

Patricia Austin's friends affectionately call her "Lady Pitbull." "I guess that's because once I grab hold of something, I don't let go," said Austin, a lifelong Avon Park resident. "I was brought up to stand up and fight for what you believe in. ...more

September 1, 2008

I want to alert any AARP members to check any bills they get in the mail. Make sure you haven't paid them already. ...more

August 16, 2008