Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy on Wednesday launched an expansion of All Pro Dad from the National Football League into the ranks of college football. ...more

March 20, 2009

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy is launching an expansion of his All Pro Dad program from the NFL into college football. ...more

March 18, 2009

With $15,000 in prize money and bragging rights at stake, competition is heating up for Saturday's sixth annual Pig Jam competition. ...more

November 19, 2008

Pig Jam, a daylong barbecue competition and celebration of grilled meat, will be Nov. 22, the sixth year for the popular family festival. ...more

October 22, 2008

The three varieties of WingStreet chicken wings and eight "intense" flavors of sauce aren't the only new things at Pizza Hut. ...more

September 14, 2008

As if the road construction on Gandy Boulevard weren't bad enough, the northwest corner of Gandy and Manhattan Avenue also is humming with building projects. ...more

July 2, 2008

The owner of the Major League Baseball team was frustrated. He was stuck in an old ballpark that was considered out of date and unable to provide the revenue streams professional teams need to compete in the modern-day sport world. ...more

June 15, 2008

Just because the smoke has cleared here in Highlands County doesn't mean that competitive barbecuing has come to an end in the area. In fact there is one going on in Wauchula today. And last week by far the largest Florida state contest was held up in Lakeland. At our 12 Hours of BBQ contest there were a total of 42 teams. In Lakeland they had almost 60 professional teams, 80 backyard teams and around 20 kiddie teams. That's a lot of smokin' going on, and a lot of barbecue enthusiasts. And, of course, during this time of our political cycle where there's a crowd of more than three people there is a candidate trying to garner just one more vote. Last Saturday in Lakeland was no exception. Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee siezed the opportunity to shake a few hands. Through the sea of people attending the cook-off I saw some TV cameras and boom mikes and went to see what was going on. It was Huckabee who was the focus of their attention. Since there weren't any more than maybe 20 non-media people around him I elbowed my way to the front of the group. I got to shake his hand and exchange a few pleasantries. What I didn't share with him however was the fact that I had already taken advantage of Joe Campbell's convenient offer to beat the rush and voted early at the county building. ...more

February 2, 2008

Last weekend featured two great events at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

October 7, 2007