Diane Tone portrays the establishment of Republic Bank in Temple Terrace as a turn of fate. ...more

May 10, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County Commissioner Don Bates feels confident the county will get the right deal to get Mike Wright. Wright, currently an assistant city manger in Tallahassee, was the unanimous choice of the five county commissioners to replace retiring Carl Cool as the county's top executive. ...more

May 5, 2008

The worst thing Pinellas Park could do against perennial state power Lakewood would be to have a bad night shooting. ...more

February 24, 2008

When Dahlia Legault heard about tryouts for "The Taming of the Shrew" at the University of South Florida, she wanted a leading role. ...more

February 23, 2008

The Florida National Scenic Trail is 1,400 miles long. It extends from Miami to the Panhandle. ...more

February 23, 2008

Despite a bad first half in which the Panthers trailed by 19 to Pinellas Park at halftime, Plant rallied to pull within three points with 17 seconds left in the game. ...more

February 20, 2008

Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has chosen Fran Wrona as its recipient of the Employee of the Year Award. Wrona, PBX supervisor for the hospital, has served Regional for 17 years. ...more

February 20, 2008

John M. Angelini finally quit smoking in 1999, after triple bypass surgery and, 20 years earlier, a major heart attack. ...more

February 12, 2008

SEBRING — Leadership is changing hands as the men who have run Highlands County, Sebring and Avon Park for more than 10 years step down. C.B. Shirey, who served as Avon Park city manager for 11 years, moved to the role of manager of Avon Park Executive Airport in January. Carl Cool, county administrator, will retire May 31 after 17 years. Bob Hoffman, city administrator of Sebring, will retire June 30 after almost 18 years in the position. They swear they didn't plan it like that. "It's just happenstance," Cool said. "We might have joked about it, but it just turned out that way." ...more

February 10, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Terri Dusek and Tina Gibbons didn't like what they heard. The teacher who coached the majorettes at Pine View Middle School had transferred to Rushe Middle, and unless someone stepped forward, the majorettes would be no more. ...more

February 2, 2008