Richard Dick may be the president of Avon Park Youth Football and Cheer, but he just couldn't resist working on the fine art of tackling with a group of kids during Avon Park youth football practice at Memorial Field on Friday. ...more

August 5, 2008

Mayor Pam was being at least a little reflective as she worked over her ropa vieja. ...more

July 25, 2008

With almost three more months for people to register to vote in the November general election, Highlands County already has more registered voters than ever in its history. ...more

July 15, 2008

State Rep. Rich Glorioso will return for his third, two-year term without a fight: No one filed to run against him. ...more

July 1, 2008

Roaming across Europe on a glamorous weeklong goodbye, President Bush does not sound like a man with dismal poll ratings, dwindling influence and just seven months left in office. ...more

June 14, 2008

Mike Sparkman returned to office Monday night, sworn in to fill the Plant City Commission seat he last held in 2005. ...more

June 10, 2008

PLANT CITY - Two candidates have qualified for the Plant City commission seat to be vacated by Robert Brown. ...more

February 22, 2008

SEBRING — Luke Brooker isn't, but Bob Germaine is. The sheriff is, and so are all the other constitutional officers. Germaine called a press conference at 1 p.m. Wednesday to announce he'll seek the clerk of courts seat being vacated by Brooker. Germaine, 57, said if he's elected, he won't be a one-term clerk. He's been working in the office for 36 years and is Brooker's chief deputy on the criminal courts side. "I help people every day," Germaine said to the 20 people gathered in the supervisor of elections office when he announced. "I don't feel like I've done anything if I don't help someone." ...more

January 3, 2008

It was the first day of November and Coleman Stipanovich's world was coming undone. Florida school districts and towns had begun pulling their cash out of the $26 billion money market fund he supervised after they learned it held subprime-tainted debt. ...more

December 20, 2007

Former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco received an enthusiastic audience response at end of his speech at the most recent Ruskin Chamber of Commerce luncheon. In fact, he got a standing ovation. ...more

October 3, 2007