Facing the prospect of major budget cuts next year, Pasco County officials took the hard questions directly to the taxpayers Monday night in the first of a series of public meetings aimed at setting priorities for the county's future. ...more

April 1, 2009

Cody Higgins was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in the top of the sixth on Thursday to lead the Sebring baseball team to a 6-2 district-opening victory over Palmetto. ...more

February 26, 2009

A white coating of dust caked the inside of Robert Thornton's Valrico home. "Parts of it looked like a bomb hit it," he said. ...more

December 7, 2008

If your house is a domestic wreck, try getting some professional help for it. ...more

December 3, 2008

In a victory for free speech and freedom of the press, the Florida Supreme Court in two cases recently made it harder to bring invasion-of-privacy claims against newspapers. ...more

November 3, 2008

Tampa Bay Water will burn for the sake of the environment. The water utility plans to conduct controlled burns at the C.W. "Bill" Young Regional Reservoir through the late fall and winter months. ...more

November 1, 2008

It's easy to know where you stand with Sebring's George White. He pulls no punches, and if you want his opinion, well, just stick around. He'll give you that, too. For those who know White, it's a part of what makes him special and a fixture around the city he's called home from the beginning. ...more

July 20, 2008

SEBRING — Tampa-Sickles' Kenny Wilson raced in from deep center field, hot on the trail of a shallow fly ball off the bat of Winter Haven's Markus Brisker. Just before the extra-base hit met the ground, Wilson made a late dive and a crowd-pleasing snag. As the East team made its way from the dugout to the outfield, Wesley Freeman of Winter Haven-All Saints had some words of consolation for Brisker and the rest of his teammates. "That's why we're all-stars, boys," smiled the All-Saints senior. ...more

May 24, 2008

It's a common perception that kids –– especially today's kids –– don't care beyond their needs, so it's comforting to see a few actually reach out. Last November, a group of about 20 Sebring High School freshmen decided they wanted to raise $10,000 for children in Uganda, an African nation caught in the throes of civil war. It's difficult, even for adults, to care about a faraway nation but these kids have really stepped up to the plate. Raising all that money in a few months is no easy job and so far the students have raised $7,000. ...more

January 28, 2008

SEBRING — The deadline to raise $10,000 to help Ugandan children is approaching with a group of about 20 Sebring High freshmen feeling optimistic about their effort to help the oppressed students of Africa. If the school reaches the $10,000 goal by Feb. 1, the School for Schools program will send four Sebring High students and a teacher to Washington, D.C., to meet a Ugandan representative. With about $7,000 collected thus far through various fundraisers, about $3,000 is needed to reach the goal. ...more

January 26, 2008