Becky Shultz, daughter of Roy and Nancy Shultz of Brandon, hit the big leagues when she became coordinator of special events for Major League Baseball in New York City last summer. It was "about five weeks before the San Francisco All-Star Game - talk about being thrown into the fire!" she said. ...more

July 12, 2008

The All-Stars of music are coming to Yankee Stadium, too. Nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow will sing the national anthem before baseball's All-Star Game on Tuesday night, and classical pop star Josh Groban will sing "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch. ...more

July 10, 2008

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration. ...more

June 29, 2008

Here are some of the public celebrations scheduled for Independence Day: • 'Happy Birthday, U.S.A.' The Veterans Council of Highlands County Inc., the Veterans Advisory Board, and the Veterans Committee of the Sebring Elks will host a "Happy Birthday, U.S.A." ceremony at the Sebring Elks Lodge on Friday, July 4, at 10 a.m. ...more

June 29, 2008

It was a relatively short and not particularly bloody war, named after the year it started for lack of a better moniker. ...more

June 21, 2008

It was a relatively short and not particularly bloody war, named after the year it started, for lack of a better moniker. ...more

June 21, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Flag Day ceremonies in honor of the Stars and Stripes are planned for Saturday at Morton Plant North Bay Hospital and Morgan Funeral Home. ...more

June 10, 2008

As the national anthem played over the loudspeakers Friday afternoon an hour before a $23,000 claiming race opened a 10-race card, the scene at Belmont Park was rather subdued. ...more

June 7, 2008

Nearly 200 people assembled Monday at the local American Legion hall to honor the country's fallen soldiers. ...more

May 31, 2008

Members of an area golf club got an early jump on Memorial Day festivities this year. ...more

May 31, 2008