In the land of the free and the home of the brave, we are fortunate and privileged to have the cream of the puff in our law enforcement officers. ...more

December 21, 2008

It's the American dream but owning a home is something many of us took for granted as children. Either our parents owned the homes we grew up in or we were too young to know the difference. ...more

December 5, 2008

The newest member of the Cory Lake Isles Community Development District board pressured her colleagues Aug. 26 into cutting $515,000 out of a budget that would have raised homeowner assessments more than $1,100 in the next fiscal year. ...more

September 3, 2008

The newest member of the Cory Lake Isles Community Development District board pressured her colleagues Tuesday night into cutting $515,000 out of a budget that would have raised homeowner assessments more than $1,100 in the next fiscal year. ...more

August 27, 2008

Speaking during a break Tuesday at the Senior Bowl, Bruce Allen sounded more like a Tampa city councilman than the Bucs' general manager. ...more

January 22, 2008

AVON PARK — Jeremy Machia's labor of love is a few tons of manicured dirt. And he likes nothing more than watching folks make a mess of it. The track director at Highlands BMX got hooked on bicycle racing at a young age, and more than 25 years later, Machia enjoys playing in the dirt more than ever. "Normally, we're out two or three times a week, hand-shaping jumps," he said. "We're not using heavy equipment, so it's a lot of fine-tuning." Much of that meticulous work is done to ready the track for weekly races that draw riders from Highlands County and beyond. And while most tracks are closed around the Christmas holiday, Machia's welcoming racers from across the state this weekend to grab some last minute points in order to qualify for the upcoming Sunshine State BMX's Florida state championships. He never knows how many riders will show up until race day, but Machia said up to 100 racers of all skill levels cold descend on the Avon Park track, which is known around the state as the fastest in Florida. ...more

December 21, 2007