When God speaks, James Dodzweit listens - even when he is suggesting that Dodzweit abandon a comfortable job at a megachurch to start a new one in a school cafeteria. ...more

February 8, 2009

Christian Ponder didn't get off to a fast start. He rarely does. But FSU's sophomore quarterback finished strong in the Seminoles' 42-13 Champs Sports Bowl win against Wisconsin on Saturday, proving to offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher that he made the right decision in August when he chose Ponder over senior Drew Weatherford, out of Land O' Lakes High, to be the No. 1 quarterback. ...more

December 28, 2008

Community pools in pasco county are open. ...more

June 16, 2008

From a distance, it could be the foundation of a massive pyramid worthy of an Egyptian king. ...more

May 13, 2008

The county is in a race against time to expand its landfill facility on U.S. 98 north of Brooksville before January 2010. ...more

May 12, 2008

Editor's note: This is an excerpt from former Sebring resident Charles A. Martin's book "The Last Great Ace." The book is about Highlands County's most decorated soldier. Maj. Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics as a pilot fighting in the South Pacific. Here is the final of three parts from chapter 28 of the book. This chapter tells of some of his heroic feats that earned him numerous honors, and nearly killed him. If you're interested in purchasing the book and reading the entire history, visit: http://www.lastgreatace.com/ Part 3 The Zekes (Japanese fighter planes) had broken off, but his troubles were not over yet. McGuire pulled the yoke back to bring the P-38 out of a dive, but his controls were useless and he realized that the bullets passing through the cockpit had severed the control cables. He'd have to get out of the plane while it was still in a steep dive. He chopped both throttles and pulled the emergency hatch release. The canopy ripped away in the slipstream. He released his seat belt and shoulder harness, climbed into the seat and jumped. The thought of that great knife-like elevator at the back of the plane flashed through his mind as he went into the blasting air of the slip stream. ...more

February 8, 2008

They have watched for years as majestic bald eagles hatched eggs, reared fledglings and returned to their nest high in the branches of a towering pine tree. ...more

January 23, 2008

Quotes from Bucs Head Coach Jon Gruden. ...more

December 10, 2007

Jackson Robert Byler came home Friday from All Children's Hospital, where he has been cared for with his siblings since Florida's first sextuplets were born Sept. 1. ...more

November 3, 2007

Concertgoers made the trek to the St. Pete Times Forum to see Maroon 5 do work Sunday night. ...more

October 22, 2007