The Tallahassee North Florida Christian defense limited Fort Meade to 217 yards to take a 17-7 victory in the Class 1A state championship game Friday night at the Florida Citrus Bowl. ...more

December 13, 2008

The Advanced Academics fifth-graders had many questions - about salt and metals, fruit DNA, ice cubes, plants and vapor, bouncing basketballs and more. ...more

December 11, 2008

Losing senior guard Kaneisha Hamilton to a back injury didn't help the chances of the Lake Placid girls basketball team against Fort Meade on Thursday night. ...more

December 6, 2008

As the fourth quarter's final seconds ticked away, Daija Barrett hauled in a rebound and immediately called for a time-out, but the Avon Park girls basketball team had none left, and the buzzer sounded the end of a Fort Meade victory over the Red Devils on Monday. ...more

December 3, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more

June 18, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Fort Meade's size was too much for the much smaller Lake Placid girls basketball team to handle on Monday night, as the Green Dragons fell 53-25 to the Miners in a non-district meeting. Fort Meade's inside duo of forward Bette Morris and center Akaycla Robinson — both of whom check in at over six feet — pounded the Green Dragons and gobbled up most of the rebounds on both ends of the court, scoring on countless second-chance opportunities and leading their team to a 32-11 halftime lead. ...more

November 28, 2007

Government investigators have found that the Mine Safety and Health Administration failed to conduct required inspections last year at 107 of the nation's 731 underground coal mines. ...more

November 18, 2007

SEBRING — Despite dominating the pace of play and having three times the number of shots on goal, the Sebring boys soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to Fort Meade on Tuesday night at Firemen's Field. ...more

November 8, 2007

Since it was enacted in 1972, the Clean Water Act has prompted the cleanup of waters throughout the nation, from Tampa Bay to the Great Lakes. ...more

October 6, 2007

Singing and dancing despite exhaustion, the last of 3,200 miners trapped deep underground for more than a day emerged safely Thursday night, delivering a happy ending but raising questions about the safety of South Africa's important gold mines. ...more

October 5, 2007