Larry Zych of Sebring is ready to retire – as soon as he wins $105 million in Wednesday's Powerball drawing. With Florida becoming the 30th state to join in the Powerball lottery, Zych and others like him can purchase tickets for a chance at big multimillion jackpots. ...more

January 6, 2009

Now that it is down to just two, all pretense has ended. In word, deed and traveling companion, the race for Pasco sheriff finally can be seen for what it has been all along. It's Bob White versus Lee Cannon all over again; 2000 smack-down redux. ...more

September 3, 2008

Of all the things Annika Sorenstam has done in golf, this is not one of them. ...more

June 28, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS – Tony Dungy has decided on a long goodbye. ...more

January 21, 2008

SEBRING — The search for a successor to Highlands County Administrator Carl Cool will begin in earnest on Tuesday, when the five county commissioners seek advice from an executive recruiting firm and a top administrator at South Florida Community College. Cool, who has been the county's top executive officer for 16 years, announced in early August that he will retire June 30, 2008. Before advertising for the administrator's job, commissioners plan to decide whether to hire an executive recruiting firm and/or appoint a citizens committee to assist them in their search. "We want to get it going," Guy Maxcy, chairman of the commissioners, said about setting up the process to hire a new administrator. "We're going to try to agree to and build a process on Tuesday and hopefully have direction for staff," he added. ...more

September 23, 2007