Sometimes little birdies need a shove to leave the nest, and University of Florida President Bernie Machen might have just the ticket. ...more

September 20, 2008

Our school superintendent announced that the county has received the first application for a charter school in years. ...more

August 15, 2008

Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA. ...more

June 27, 2008

Former USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo was disappointed when he learned the NBA issued a rule that mandated players be 19 and a year out of high school before entering the draft. ...more

June 26, 2008

James Madison, our fifth president, memorialized his thoughts on the fundamental right of suffrage in the Federalist Papers. ...more

February 21, 2008

The conventional wisdom has it that so-called helicopter parents are annoying their children by hovering over their every move as they apply to college. It turns out, though, that most freshmen are happy with how involved mom and dad were during their college search. ...more

January 24, 2008

AVON PARK — Heather Barnes is accustomed to wearing many hats. After all, the Avon Park senior is a star softball player, an outstanding diver and a top-notch student. Next year, however, Barnes will don a new hat altogether after signing a full scholarship on Thursday to play softball with the Stetson University Hatters. "It's an exciting time right now," Barnes said. "I got the paperwork last night and now its official. Now I can just concentrate on softball and beating Sebring. "I can now just enjoy the rest of my senior year." ...more

November 16, 2007

A doctor and former patient fall in love. It's a storybook beginning. What they did next just may surpass it. ...more

September 29, 2007

Questions On Homework The school year is only a few weeks old, but the homework already is piling up in backpacks across the county. ...more

September 17, 2007

The school year is only a few weeks old, but the homework already is piling up in backpacks across the county. ...more

September 16, 2007