No one has to remind Joe Maddon he's 0-8 as a visiting manager at Angel Stadium, the ballpark he called home for a dozen seasons. ...more

June 9, 2008

I don't know about you, but as a kid, my career aspirations varied from year to year. In fourth grade, I was dead set on becoming a teacher; by fifth, I'd shifted my focus to culinary school. With that much time on your side, the possibilities seem endless. ...more

June 8, 2008

SPRING FOOTBALL Hernando hosts Ocala-West Port tonight, while Head Coach Rodney Byrd's future remains in limbo. ...more

May 23, 2008

Mary Ratliff takes pride in saying she is the most-tenured member of Florida's No. 1-ranked softball team. ...more

May 23, 2008

Riverview head football coach Dan O'Regan has resigned his position after five seasons with the Sharks. ...more

May 18, 2008

Three were decisive at the start. Two fire bosses voted not to renew the fire chief's contract. ...more

January 25, 2008

Country Going Down Hill I live in Spring Hill. Daily I go for walks on our residential streets. Daily I watch vehicles drive by me speeding. ...more

January 24, 2008

PLANT CITY - Commissioner Robert Brown, who made headlines in 2007 when he publicly apologized to his wife for an extramarital affair, has decided not to seek re-election. ...more

January 15, 2008

AVON PARK — Two weeks after Sarah Adelt, who continues as the city clerk, took over as the interim city manager, it doesn't seem all that different in Avon Park City Hall despite the change in city managers. The double doors still open to Sarah Adelt's desk, and she's juggling the phone speaking to a city council member while plugging numbers into her computer's planner. Despite shuffling some tasks around "the transition's going very well," she emphasized. ...more

January 15, 2008

The Rays will open spring training about a month from now with what appears to be the strongest team of Joe Maddon's tenure in Tampa Bay, if not the history of the franchise. ...more

January 13, 2008