SEBRING — It wasn't a load of peaches a Georgia man was stopped transporting Wednesday afternoon through Highlands County. The man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $2,000 bail Thursday, after he was stopped while transporting enough marijuana to make 900 marijuana cigarettes, according to the sheriff's office. Shane Carlton, 21, of Cornelia, Ga., was booked on charges of possession of narcotics equipment to manufacture or deliver and distribution of marijuana. According to the arrest report, the car Carlton was driving was seen speeding doing 72 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone by K-9 Deputy Tom Fort. ...more

February 1, 2008

AVON PARK — Andy Bonjokian was so excited, he just had to stand up. "I'm sorry," he said to a group of reporters gathered in Avon Park principal Stu Guthrie's office. "I'm a wreck here." The Avon Park alumnus (Class of 1986) was introduced as the Red Devils' new head football coach on Tuesday, standing tall among the candidates after a two-month search brought on by the firing of former skipper Earnest Perkins. ...more

January 29, 2008

At age 77, Edward "Ned" Johnson III can't keep this pace up forever. But it sometimes seems the Fidelity Investments chief hopes to. Johnson's tenure running the nation's largest mutual fund company has spanned three decades. The only other change of leadership in 61 years at Fidelity was when Johnson took over for his father. ...more

January 4, 2008

Scott and Sally Treverton are used to uninvited guests of the animal kind showing up on their farm off Crum Road. ...more

November 21, 2007

Don't Sweep Under Rug Regarding "Hogan Defense Faults Seat Belt" (front page, Nov. 8): ...more

November 9, 2007

SEBRING — A man sought since a gas drive-off on Jan. 22 from the J.V. Convenience Store on U.S. 27 and Josephine Drive and a subsequent high-speed car chase, was arrested on warrants Wednesday at the jail's reception area. ...more

October 12, 2007

The list of things the Devil Rays haven't accomplished in a decade of play remains longer than anyone involved with the franchise cares to think about. ...more

September 24, 2007