HCRD Men's Softball Standings (thru 05-23) ...more

May 30, 2008

It's not a typical presidential story. In "My Life as a First Lady," a book written by Moton Elementary School student Allie Zelakowski, 10, Emily is a woman married to the president of the United States. ...more

May 30, 2008

It's not a typical presidential story. ...more

May 29, 2008

HCRD Men's Softball Standings (thru 05-16) ...more

May 23, 2008

WAUCHULA — Dillan Runner threw six strong innings and the Avon Park baseball team's bats came alive on Friday night as the Red Devils opened up district play with a 13-7 victory over Hardee. Runner hardly broke a sweat to pick up the team's first Class 4A-District 10 win of the season: He threw just 69 pitches in six innings of work and allowed just three runs, mixing locations and pitches to keep the Wildcats off-balance all night. "Dillan pitched one heck of a game," said Avon Park coach Mort Jackson. "It was one of the best-pitched games I've seen him throw — he was throwing every pitch for a strike and mixing up his curveball, fastball, change-up and splitter very effectively." The Red Devils (3-2, 1-0), meanwhile, hammered 13 hits, and were led by Kyle Jackson, who went 3 for 5 with a double and four RBI, Logan Hunter, who finished with two hits and two RBI, and Corey Topa, who added two hits. ...more

February 23, 2008

The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex face one last spacewalk today to wrap up exterior work on the newly installed Columbus lab, which flight controllers expect to be in use before Atlantis leaves next week. ...more

February 15, 2008

Kudos to Darryl Scott for the amazing changes under way at Animal Control. Keep up the great work. It's wonderful to see county personnel working hard to make it a first-class facility as well as putting funds to their intended use. What baffles me is, how did his predecessor stay in the position for so long while the facility remained dilapidated and the cat's area was in such horrendous shape as described in the Jan. 20 Highlands Today article? ...more

January 30, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - When word spread that the efforts to bring the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Volunteer Citizen Patrol program to Town 'N Country had failed, a group made it their mission to make things right. ...more

January 28, 2008

A coach passenger who refused to leave a first-class seat caused an American Airlines flight to make a diverted landing at Miami International Airport. ...more

December 27, 2007

SEBRING — Maybe Tom McClurg doesn't know it snows in Wisconsin. The affable Sebring Golf Club professional has decided to leave the Heartland to take over as Director of Golf at Chula Vista Golf Resort at the Dells in Wisconsin. McClurg's last day is on Dec. 27 and the new year will bring new challenges for the well-known and respected professional. "I'm looking forward to going up to the Dells because it's a resort town," McClurg said. "It's beautiful up there and it has all the amenities of of a big city without all the crime and traffic." The Chula Vista Resort, which is in central Wisconsin, offers 18 holes of golf at its Cold Water Canyon layout and an adjacent 2,500 room hotel. ...more

December 18, 2007