DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AAA MINORS Spring Hill American and National squads look to claim the league's sixth district title in seven years. ...more

June 14, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AA ROOKIES After impressive opening-round win, Ridge Manor falls flat, 24-0. ...more

June 11, 2008

DIXIE YOUH LEAGUE AA ROOKIES ...more

June 8, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AA ROOKIES Wesley Chapel National benefits from 12 walks, six errors to send Hernando into the loser's bracket, 15-7. ...more

June 8, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AA ROOKIES With a 13-3 opening-round triumph over Sumter, Ridge Manor earns first-ever victory by mercy rule. ...more

June 8, 2008

Highlands County commissioners can expect some unpleasant budget sessions this summer as they will be forced to make difficult decisions for the 2008-09 fiscal year. They of course have been aware of this for a while, but that doesn't make it any easier. One position that is being proposed to be cut from the parks and recreation department budget is the manager of the Highlands County Sports Complex. ...more

June 8, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AA ROOKIES After weeks of practice, HYL is itching to get started in today's District 6 Tournament opening round.v ...more

June 7, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AA ROOKIES YOUNG TEAM WILL TRY TO STAY COMPETITIVE ...more

June 7, 2008

County parks board to decide Thursday whether to budget $2.5 million for the Brandon Community Advantage Center. ...more

June 2, 2008

I am writing in reference to an article in the Highlands Today, May 30: "The first chop of Highlands County's budget-cutting axe fell Thursday. It fell on the proverbial neck of Highlands County Sports Complex, manger Rocky Ellingsworth." This is an outrage! The Highlands County Commission all but promised citizens that the sports complex would be proactively managed, and that a manager would be responsible for keeping the operational costs of the sports complex to a minimum. Let me remind you that about 50 percent of all operational costs were to be recovered from user fees and recreational concession stand profits. While as a taxpayer, I feel that the sports complex was built with little community support, and with little support from taxpayers, the "powers that be" decided that it was a worthy project and spent the money anyway. Yes, a large grant paid for a majority of the construction project. ...more

June 2, 2008