The high school graduation rate for the 2008-09 school year improved in Highlands County, according to data released Friday by the Florida Department of Education. ...more

December 6, 2009

The Bucs were losing. Not just occasionally but consistently, sometimes even embarrassingly. They still are. Long before the record reached 1-10, fans went in search of someone to blame. ...more

December 6, 2009

Josh Chapin knew the kid playing high school basketball for him was something special. ...more

October 28, 2009

Lady Gaga isn't letting her ill-fated tour with Kanye West keep her from her fans. ...more

October 2, 2009

Joyce and Ed Cook of Plant City are quite the beaming grandparents these days. ...more

January 7, 2009

This Chris Stein might not be as well known as the guitarist of the same name who was a co-founder of the new wave rock band Blondie. But the 20-year-old New Port Richey singer and rising star hopes to change that in the near future. ...more

January 1, 2009

This Chris Stein might not be as well known - yet - as the guitarist of the same name who was a co-founder of the new wave rock band Blondie. But the 20-year-old New Port Richey singer and rising star hopes to change that in the near future. ...more

December 3, 2008

On the same day they passed over one of their own to select a new superintendent, Pinellas County School Board members learned their choice also can have the same position in Miami-Dade County if he wants. ...more

September 11, 2008

BOWLING Youth bowler finishes 21st at Spring Hill Open, higher than any other Hernando County participant. ...more

July 28, 2008

Having lived the equivalent of countless baseball lives, Josh Hamilton finally is playing like the rising star the Rays believed they had selected with the No. 1 pick in the 1999 draft. ...more

May 26, 2008