TAMPA - Last season, the Plant Panthers ultimately defined themselves as state champions. ...more

October 13, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Northeast entered Friday night's home game against East Lake undefeated. But East Lake rolled off two quick first-quarter touchdowns to put Northeast and Jeff Brinson in a corner that he could not run them out of. The Vikings went on to lose their first game of the season, as East Lake won, 17-7, in a non-district matchup. ...more

October 13, 2007

Last season, the Plant Panthers ultimately defined themselves as state champions. ...more

October 13, 2007

Northeast entered Friday night's home game against East Lake undefeated. But East Lake rolled off two quick first-quarter touchdowns to put Northeast and Jeff Brinson in a corner that he could not run them out of. The Vikings went on to lose their first game of the season, as East Lake won, 17-7, in a non-district matchup. ...more

October 13, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Drum roll, please. The Tampa winner of the Guitar Center Drum-Off 2007 is: Marcus Thomas. ...more

October 10, 2007

I can only imagine how puffed up my husband must have been the night a sportswriter sitting next to him at a pro fight leaned over and asked if he was a former boxer. "Why, yes," Rick replied, sitting a little straighter in his chair. "How did you know?" He figured his fellow scribe had seen him in action back in the '70s, when he was a pretty good junior welterweight fighting out of Minneapolis. ...more

September 27, 2007

TAMPA - As far as University of South Florida wide receiver Taurus Johnson is concerned, the No. 23 Bulls are not only among the nation's best teams but also among Florida's ''Big 3'' schools. ...more

September 18, 2007

SEBRING – When asked about impact fees, Wayne Gourley's response likely echoed the opinion of many in construction as well as some outside of the industry. "If their purpose is to slow down growth they came up with a heck of a good plan," said Gourley, the owner of Gourley Plastering. The Highlands County Commission began collecting impact fees — charges on new residential, industrial and commercial buildings for things such as roads and schools – this year. The commission voted last week to raise the fees at 30 percent of their recommended level in 2008 – a 5-percent increase from the 25 percent rate now in effect. ...more

September 16, 2007