GIRLS BASKETBALL Lady Sharks head to Groveland for Florida Citrus Shootout, starting today with ultra-tough Leesburg. ...more

December 26, 2008 |

One of my favorite albums of all time is "Club Wig," the eponymous debut of a band from Tuscaloosa, Ala. The band existed in one form or another from 1984 - at the time, anyone who wanted could get up and play with the band; drums consisted of two cardboard boxes -- until (I think) 1987. ...more

December 26, 2008 |

Bear Naked Native All-Natural Whole-Grain Granola Available at Whole Foods and health food stores; $4.89 for 12 ounces ...more

December 6, 2008 |

After a year of late nights and hard work, Wesley Chapel resident Christopher Rosario has finally finished his first feature-length film. ...more

November 29, 2008 |

After a year of late nights and hard work, Wesley Chapel resident Christopher Rosario has finally finished his first feature-length film. ...more

November 19, 2008 |

Everybody loves a parade, especially the people of Philadelphia who haven't had anything to cheer about in, oh, about a quarter century or so. ...more

November 3, 2008 |

Being a caregiver is mostly a thankless, lonely job particularly if you yourself are not in good health. You lose touch with many friends, you don't get to go out except for business and any spare time is spent writing, reading, talking to friends on the phone or resting (I get very little sleep at night.) On Oct. 10, something happened with was a nightmare come true; I won't get into details. I thought, this can't be happening, it can't be true. I'll never forget it. Thanks to angels like Deputy D. Wilson, social services, S. Richards, friends Red and Tom Travison, Clare Schuler, Dr. E. Palosky and staff, who tried to bring closure to this event. Our son Jerry spent his days off from work making numerous phone calls to help me. Our son John and wife Donna called long distance. God bless you all. I hope no one ever goes through what I did. ...more

October 26, 2008 |

The Highlands County Commission will hear on Tuesday a proposal to change when contractors have to pay impact fees. This makes perfect sense and we hope the commission approves the change. ...more

October 5, 2008 |

Rays manager Joe Maddon calls it an anomaly. Scott Kazmir, having reviewed it on video, merely wants to forget about it. ...more

September 20, 2008 |

"Now we were faced with a nightmare that would draw a line in the sand for us. Would I allow anger, hurt and bitterness to guide my heart away from God? Calling the church, asking for prayer as soon as he found out about the tumor, had revealed Dirk would not allow this to come between God and him. His heart was broken and he was asking for God's help. ...more

September 20, 2008 |