Beating multiple teams from Tampa, Sarasota, Brandon, Winter Haven, Punta Gorda and Venice, the soccer team of local players has represented the Heartland area well. The U12 season ends on Saturday with a home game at the new County Sports Complex at 11 a.m. ...more

February 9, 2009

West Tampa Elementary School second-graders welcomed the Chinese New Year recently with a parade complete with dragon dance. ...more

February 16, 2008

Developing a statewide gang-reduction strategy will be the focus of a high-level state panel formed Thursday by Attorney General Bill McCollum. ...more

October 26, 2007

SEBRING – Some people might consider Sebring's location to be out of the way, but its proximity to four cities in Florida – plus a good rail system – were the key factors in a North Carolina manufacturing company's decision to choose Highlands County for its third plant. "I think the main thing is this is a good area for rail," said Jon Albert, plant manager for Funder America Inc.'s new Sebring facility. "We need rail access for our raw boards; all of our raw boards come in rail. "So we are completely fed by rail, and we send everything out by truck," Albert said. ...more

September 23, 2007