Dwight Howard had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the Magic hold off Charlie Villanueva and the Detroit Pistons 110-103 on Friday night. ...more

November 7, 2009

With only about three minutes of debate, county commissioners on Tuesday gave Budget Director George Zoettlein a larger cushion of job security. ...more

October 28, 2009

An average of 17 times a day, I enter an automobile, twist my arthritic hip and stretch my bursitis ridden shoulder to place a safety harness across my med port. The port is plumbed directly into my heart for chemotherapy. My surgeon told me that a medium level impact while wearing my seat belt would probably unplug the port. Death would occur in about three minutes. ...more

August 29, 2009

Getting older is getting tougher and tougher every day, especially now that I am midway in my septuagenarian years, somewhere between 70 and 79 years old. Getting to be a centenarian, someone between 100 and 109 years old, is going to take a lot more of paying attention to the ways that could, would, may or definitely will interfere with that accomplishment. ...more

March 12, 2009

Michelle Stringer last week claimed a slice of Florida Strawberry Festival history. ...more

March 11, 2009

PLANT CITY Michelle Stringer claimed a slice of Florida Strawberry Festival history. The 24-year-old college student on her spring break became the first woman to win the festival's shortcake eating contest. ...more

March 6, 2009

Springstead advances to state championship game after handling the top-ranked team in the state, Pensacola, 61-49. ...more

March 5, 2009

A 24-year-old college student on her spring break became the first woman to win the Florida Strawberry Festival's annual shortcake eating contest. ...more

March 5, 2009

From the looks of the agenda, Tuesday's county commission meeting promises to be lengthy, especially given the gravity of several business items. ...more

February 22, 2009

Boca Ciega's girls basketball team will make its second consecutive trip to the state championships after beating Jefferson 68-51 in the Class 5A-Region 3 final Saturday night. ...more

February 21, 2009