Trotting Out History

For the 22nd straight year, more than 100 people on horseback crossed Highlands County on Wednesday, mid way through their six-day, cross-state ride to commemorate a colorful part of Florida's early history. ...more

February 26, 2009

Roaring Twenties Festival

It's what tourists came to Florida for - shopping outdoors, in 70-degree weather, at a charming little downtown park. ...more

February 15, 2009

26th Annual Roaring Twenties Festival

Artisans and crafts people as well as thousands of people interested in admiring and buying their wares flock each year to downtown Sebring's Circle Park for the Roaring Twenties Arts And Crafts Festival, now in its 26th year. ...more

January 20, 2009

Rhoades, Griffin Squabble Over CRA

Voting in commissioners Gene Brenner and Kathy Malie to their respective chair and vice chair positions on the Community Redevelopment Agency at Tuesday's Sebring City Council meeting seemed like a routine item. ...more

November 9, 2008

Khara Claims Another One

Not even the heat and oppressive humidity of a mid-July day bothered Rocky Khara in Thursday's Sertoma Junior Golf Tour event at Lake Wales Country Club. ...more

July 12, 2008

Khara Rallies, Wins At Golf Hammock

SEBRING — Rocky Khara rallied from three strokes down with two holes to play and knocked off Blake Liles in a two-hole playoff on Tuesday to win the Sertoma Tour stop at Golf Hammock golf course. ...more

July 2, 2008

Liles Duo Wins Sertoma Junior Golf Tournament

SEBRING –– Playing as a well-honed team, the talented duo of Blake Liles and Vince Liles carded five birdies en route to a 76 to win the Boys First Flight in Sunday's Sertoma Junior Golf Tour's adult/child tournament. The opening event of the Sertoma Junior Tour's summer season attracted a field of 82 players, who competed in an alternate-shot format over 18 holes of the demanding Turtle Run course at Sun 'N Lake Country Club. Placing second in the First Flight was the duo of Russ Rudd and Clay Davis with a 78, while Joel Walkup and Colin Walkup came in third with an 83. Zach Walkup and Aaron Walkup finished fourth with an 86, and Jason Silva and Kim Darrow claimed fifth with an 89. ...more

June 2, 2008

SUMMARIES

BLUE JACKETS 6, BLUES 4

St. Louis	1	1	2	-	4
Columbus	2	1	3	-	6

First Period-1, St. Louis, Backes 6 (R.Johnson, Hinote), 7:54. 2, Columbus, Nash 23 (Fedorov), 12:08. 3, Columbus, Hainsey 4 (Vyborny, Fedorov), 17:21 (pp). Penalties-Tkachuk, StL (hooking), 15:31; Brewer, StL, minor-misconduct (cross-checking), 15:48; Fedorov, Clm (hooking), 20:00. Second Period-4, Columbus, Chimera 6 (Fritsche, Foote), 7:57. 5, St. Louis, Boyes 24 (McDonald, Kariya), 17:59 (pp). Penalties-Nash, Clm (hooking), :45; Kariya, StL (hooking), 14:38; Columbus bench, served by Brassard (too many men), 16:44. Third Period-6, St. Louis, McDonald 8 (Stempniak, Backes), 3:33. 7, Columbus, Zherdev 16 (Vyborny, Foote), 14:03. 8, Columbus, Fritsche 7 (Chimera, Malhotra), 15:21. 9, Columbus, Zherdev 17 (Vyborny, Foote), 18:03 (pp). 10, St. Louis, McClement 5, 19:22. Penalties-McKee, StL (interference), :50; Vyborny, Clm (interference), 6:44; Foote, Clm (interference), 7:27; Foote, Clm (unsportsmanlike conduct), 10:24; Perron, StL (hooking), 16:15; Mayers, StL, major (fighting), 19:12; Boll, Clm, major-misconduct (fighting), 19:12; Jackman, StL (roughing), 20:00; Backes, StL (roughing), 20:00; Methot, Clm (roughing), 20:00. Shots on Goal-St. Louis 4-14-12-30. Columbus 13-10-14-37. Power-play opportunities-St. Louis 1 of 6; Columbus 2 of 5. Goalies-St. Louis, Toivonen 5-5-3 (37 shots-31 saves). Columbus, Leclaire 14-8-3 (30-26). A-15,233 (18,136). T-2:31. ...more

January 12, 2008