SEBRING –– There was no holiday hangover for many of the Heartland's prep wrestlers, as Avon Park placed third in the team competition and Sebring's Shaanan Spiegel continued his dominance on the mat at the annual Spiegel Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Sebring High School. Spiegel waltzed through the tournament with relative ease, scoring a pin three minutes into his first match against Port Charlotte's Kile Grilz and scoring a pair of technical falls en route to the gold medal in the 152-pound weight class. ...more

January 7, 2008

While her clients are hundreds of miles away, enjoying Christmas Day in colder climes, Lynda Seeber will be wrangling some 30 dogs, maybe more. ...more

December 24, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Despite scoring two goals within five minutes late in the second half, Lake Placid came up short against Port Charlotte, 4-2, in girls soccer on Monday night at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. ...more

November 21, 2007

Gov. Charlie Crist and a slew of the region's elected officials turned out at the Pines of Sarasota on Monday to kick off the nonprofit long-term care community's 60th anniversary and boost a fundraising drive. ...more

November 20, 2007

Brandon senior running back Samir Baker was hurting as he walked from the field at E.F. McLane Stadium. He had beaten a high ankle sprain to play Friday, but now his high school career had ended. But something else had begun. ...more

November 17, 2007

Sometimes a deal just isn't a deal. On Wednesday, after clinging to a statue of Hannah Montana for more than 150 hours, Jody Powell of Port Charlotte was declared the winner of the WFLZ, 93.3 FM, contest. ...more

November 17, 2007

Powell said then he would share the prize with Padgett. Powell would get the four tickets to Monday's show, Padgett would get the backstage passes, and they would split $5,000. ...more

November 16, 2007