SEBRING — Ruby Handley has held numerous faculty meetings during the past seven and a half years she has served as principal of Fred Wild Elementary School, but Tuesday's after-school meeting was particularly emotional. ...more

December 19, 2007

Folks walking by Lykes Gaslight Square in downtown Tampa on Tuesday got a glimpse of thousands of aluminum cans illuminated by the sun and neatly lined up in the grass. ...more

December 12, 2007

LAKELAND – The Air Force announced they will send the Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron to the 2008 Sun 'n Fun Fly In. The Fly-In runs from April 8 to 13 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. ...more

December 11, 2007

AVON PARK — With a field featuring some of the top women golfers in the area, the Highlands County Women's Amateur tees off on Saturday. The once popular tournament, which was last held in 1989, is a two-day, 36-hole stroke-play event and is being held at Highlands Ridge North. A field of 18 women, which includes Sun 'N Lake club champion Nela Hodge and Highlands Ridge club champion Sheila Chirandidni, tee off at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The field will be flighted after the first round and will play from the gold tees, which measure 5,600 yards with a par of 72. Melissa Doorlag, who works at Highlands Ridge North, will also be competing for the coveted title, and she thinks that a two-day total of 160 will contend for the championship. ...more

December 7, 2007

Tale Of 2 Counties Not long after the problems at the Sarasota YMCA, the privatized "lead agency" for five of the six counties in the Florida Department of Children & Families' Suncoast Region, started getting long-overdue attention - the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform first pointed out this agency was having problems in 2002 - there's been a mystery: ...more

November 23, 2007

TAMPA - When the University of South Florida visits Pittsburgh on Saturday, forecasts call for a high of 40 with a low of 29. And that's not a good thing since the Bulls have never won when the temperature is below 45 at kickoff. ...more

November 22, 2007

Andy Potts said he felt, "out of sorts in the water," and Mirinda Carfrae said she, "froze on the bike and the run," which goes to show some folks aren't as bad off as they sound. ...more

November 10, 2007

It was all for fun Friday, but today they race at Roar 'N' Soar, a weekend event that features an estimated 30 hot-air balloons. ...more

November 10, 2007

SEBRING — Sheriff's deputies and the Sun 'n Lake administration are warning people to lock their cars after a series of "car fishing" incidents over the weekend. "Car fishing" is when potential thieves try the door handles and look inside cars for opportunities to burglarize unlocked cars and remove people's valuables. "It's surprising how many people don't (lock their cars)," said sheriff's Sgt. Sean Casey on Monday. ...more

September 25, 2007

Taylor's husband, Austin, came to Plant City from Alabama at the age of 3. She wrote this poem for him based on his recollections of growing up in a small rural town. ...more

September 19, 2007