Teresa Jackson, a State Farm policyholder for 18 years, has been looking for replacement coverage since State Farm announced, in late January, plans to pull out of Florida's property insurance market. ...more

March 4, 2009

If the country runs into a metal shortage, it might want to call on Alexa Pospiech. The River Ridge High sophomore has accumulated more than 80 medals and 20 trophies from gymnastics, soccer and cheerleading. ...more

March 1, 2009

State regulators say Florida's insurance market can absorb most, if not all, of the 1.2 million policies State Farm plans to drop over two years beginning in November. About 470,000 policies, including all boat-owner policies, will be dropped during the first year. But many insurers won't sell policies for older homes and homes in high-risk coastal areas. ...more

February 27, 2009

This wasn't the way Avon Park baseball coach Mort Jackson wanted to start the season. ...more

February 18, 2009

For the third time in three years, a small group of families has come together to deal with the aftermath of a serious car crash - and the second that resulted in death. ...more

November 18, 2008

For the third time in three years, a small group of families has come together to deal with a serious car crash. For the second time, a crash has resulted in death. Joanna Chastain, a 2007 Durant High graduate and close friend of Katie Marchetti, was killed in a fiery crash about midnight Sunday. Chastain's passenger, Christopher Richards, 20, of Brandon, was also killed. Another passenger, Andrew Santilli of Valrico, was critically injured. ...more

November 17, 2008

Obama Was Winner There is no doubt in my mind who won Tuesday night's debate. Obama was articulate, showed a greatly improved maturity since the beginning of the campaign, and was specific in answering the questions with a point-by-point explanation of his solutions. ...more

October 9, 2008

Theo M. Chastain of New Port Richey says Barack Obama's stance on abortion is courageous. ...more

August 27, 2008

AVON PARK –– Heath Barnes made enough noise with his bat on Wednesday to give all the teams in the district a moment of pause. The Avon Park catcher blasted a 385-plus-foot two-run homer in the first inning and sparked the eighth inning rally with a base hit into center to lead the Red Devils to a 4-2 victory over Auburndale on a wet and cold night during the Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament at Head Field. The soft-spoken Barnes applauded patience at the plate for his home run off the Tiger's Mitch Blockburn –– his second of the tournament. ...more

February 15, 2008

A group of children in South Shore got a head start on trick-or-treating the day before Halloween. ...more

November 1, 2007