Battling gusty conditions and opening-match nerves, the Avon Park girls golf team managed to cruise past Lake Placid by a score of 227-262 at River Greens golf course on Thursday afternoon. ...more

September 13, 2008

When his girls are on a roll, even DeSoto volleyball coach Dave Bremer knows when to just get out of the way. ...more

September 11, 2008

Brittany Muse had 14 kills to lead the DeSoto volleyball team to a straight-set victory over Sebring on Tuesday night in Class 3A-District 10 volleyball action at Sebring High School. ...more

September 9, 2008

As the setter for the Sebring volleyball team, Britt Augustine always has plenty of options in front of her, behind her and to the side. ...more

September 6, 2008

A home and a Volkswagen van caught fire Friday night in St. Petersburg, according to St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue. ...more

September 5, 2008

Gail O'Doski was not a household racing name, but he will be remembered by local race fans for his impact on the career of a talented young Bartow stock-car driver named Rick Wilson. ...more

August 29, 2008

Gail O'Doski was not a household racing name, but he will be remembered by local race fans for his impact on the career of a talented young Bartow stock-car driver named Rick Wilson. ...more

August 29, 2008

The Blue Streaks were one victory away from making the playoffs last season. With Hardee and DeSoto re-assuming their positions as the class of the district, Sebring will need to pull out all the stops if they hope to make their postseason dreams come true this time around. ...more

August 29, 2008

Floridians who have been here a few years remember too well the hurricane season of 2004. Camping in our own sweltering homes without power and often without water left a lasting memory of that time. That's why so many people knew the routine when Tropical Storm Fay threatened this week. It's also why it appeared to some who weren't here in 2004 that many of us overdid the storm preparation. We're glad we did. ...more

August 22, 2008

As Fay's winds fanned the flames and tried to blow down the walls, a doublewide manufactured home was destroyed by fire Tuesday, at 617 Serene Lane in Lorida. ...more

August 21, 2008