The crowd started lining up outside the Barnes and Noble bookstore in The Villages 24 hours ahead of time. Excited fans didn't want to miss the chance to see Sarah Palin. ...more

November 24, 2009

three as a player, 14 as an assistant coach and 13 as a head coach - he is leaving behind a career during which he took his teams to the playoffs 10 consecutive years, had the highest-scoring team in the NFL the last six years and won the Super Bowl both as a player and a coach. ...more

January 14, 2009

Two centuries ago, before Avon Park, Sebring and Lake Placid, there were other towns in Highlands County, occupied by Indians. ...more

January 7, 2009

Timothy McVeigh had been released from custody because of misconduct by police. ...more

October 23, 2008

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain, trailing in polls and searching for a way to gain ground, assailed Democratic rival Barack Obama on Friday in a sharply worded TV ad that said: "When convenient, he worked with terrorist Bill Ayers. When discovered, he lied." ...more

October 10, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Barack Obama is playing it safe. Leading in polls with 25 days to Election Day, the Democratic nominee is offering careful proposals to address the economic crisis while letting allies respond to John McCain's sharpest charges. ...more

October 10, 2008

Sept. 7, 2008 ...more

September 7, 2008

In the Republican corner, Round 1 appeared to go to incumbent Pasco Sheriff Bob White with nearly all of the precincts reporting. In the Democratic primary, Kim Bogart, a consultant, now moves to the general election. ...more

August 27, 2008

Former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken saved his best material for Saturday afternoon at the state Democratic convention, where he beat back worries from some party leaders about his U.S. Senate candidacy and earned a resounding endorsement from party activists. ...more

June 8, 2008

SEBRING – Contract negotiations Friday morning with Michael Wright virtually guaranteed that he will begin work on Monday, June 2, as Highlands County's new chief executive officer. Wright agreed to the major points of the contract offered to him by the county commissioners: a $150,000 per year salary and a $600 per month car allowance. ...more

May 9, 2008