I am the husband of a teacher in Hernando County. Hernando School Board members once again have shown their total and complete lack of respect for their teachers. ...more

October 29, 2009

School board members indefinitely shelved the issue of student uniforms during a workshop on Monday. ...more

March 24, 2009

Bullies beware - Florida school district's, including the School Board of Highlands County, are revising their bullying and harassment policies. ...more

October 23, 2008

A Polk County crossing guard is OK after he was hit by a car outside an elementary school in Lake Wales this morning. ...more

May 30, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County will save $41,000 on the new traffic signal at Memorial Drive and Valerie Boulevard by having county crews do the project in-house. County commissioners approved the county's Road and Bridge Department and traffic department doing the job, with supervision by the county engineer's staff. The total project will cost $140,000, county Engineer Ramon Gavarrete told the commissioners Tuesday. That is more than $41,000 less than the cost of $181,427 to have a private contractor do the job, Gavarrete said. ...more

May 27, 2008

Shot from a cannon inside the University of Tampa dugout, Joe Urso flew across the field and landed in the face of the first-base umpire. ...more

May 25, 2008

AVON PARK — Traffic was snarled Monday evening approaching the downtown area after the railroad crossing closed along Main Street near the Depot Museum. Pleasant Street saw several more cars while Bell Street and Museum Avenue were congested at times with traffic going around the crossing. Avon Park Police Cmdr. Michael Rowan said delays should be expected through those two detours during the time school lets out. And when a freight train comes through, save the gas and turn off the car for a bit. ...more

December 5, 2007