Three days after St. Petersburg super middleweight Jeff Lacy said his boxing career was done, he's back. ...more

July 29, 2008

It's with great sadness that almost every week another business is shutting its doors in Highlands County due to a bad economy. Just a couple of years ago a lot of folks were conjuring any kind of business to open, believing the then-booming economy would make them successful. ...more

July 24, 2008

I have to figure the politicians are reading the same mail I am. There is a lot of it, it's depressing and it's angry. Last week, most of you took off on a column that talked about retirement and our expectations for making it in a collapsing economy. ...more

July 21, 2008

You don't think about things like retirement when you're starting out on that first job. Oh, someone from human resources sends a notice telling you the benefits of the company thrift plan and maybe you sign up, but you don't give it much thought. ...more

July 16, 2008

The tears alone were worthy of a spot in the Hall of Fame. ...more

July 15, 2008

The Packers aren't about to let Brett Favre become a free agent. And while he's now free to return to Green Bay for another season, there's no guarantee he'll be the Packers' starting quarterback if he does. ...more

July 13, 2008

Brett Favre asked the Packers to release him so he can return to the NFL with another team after apparently being told his latest retirement reversal wasn't welcome news in Green Bay. ...more

July 12, 2008

HOLE OF THE DAY No. 8 The longest par-3 in U.S. Women's Open history at 203 yards played directly into a wind that gusted to 30 mph. The results were predictable. It was the only hole of the golf course that did not give up a single birdie Sunday. ...more

June 30, 2008

CLEARWATER - A member of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is retiring Tuesday after 70 years of service. Well, in dog years. ...more

June 23, 2008

SEBRING – Former longtime Highlands County administrator Carl Cool told Highlands Today that he will not run for a county commission seat. Cool said that after talking with many people, he believed that not enough public support was there for a successful race. He had planned to challenge incumbent Barbara Stewart for her seat. ...more

June 16, 2008