With regular gasoline still costing more than $3.50 a gallon, the public got a sneak peek yesterday at Pasco County Public Transportation's plans for the next five years – assuming enough money can be found, county officials caution. ...more

August 19, 2008

Although the cross country season isn't slated to begin until the week of Sept. 15, this past week has been a whirlwind for coaches and a few outstanding runners around the county. ...more

August 7, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AAA MAJORS BASEBALL Hernando County's smallest league – Ridge Manor – will play host to the State Tournament starting today. ...more

July 12, 2008

It's no accident that nearly every house in this fast-growing subdivision has two cars in the driveway. ...more

June 17, 2008

It's no accident that nearly every house in this fast-growing subdivision has two cars in the driveway. ...more

June 15, 2008

HUDSON -- A new bus service catering to riders with disabilities will provide a cross-county link for the first time. The nonprofit Center for Independence is offering New Freedom Transportation, supervisor Roberta Cleland explained Friday. The service will make three trips each weekday in a loop between its Hudson office and Dade City. ...more

June 13, 2008

Avon Park's defense scored two touchdowns on Friday night to lead the Red Devils to a 13-7 victory over cross-county rival Lake Placid in each team's spring game at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. ...more

May 23, 2008

Sebring Wallops Hardee WAUCHULA — Sami Lower went 2 for 4 and drove in four runs, while Melissa Luke and Heather McIntyre drove in a pair of runs as the Sebring softball team beat up on the Hardee Wildcats 17-1 in the Class 4A-District 10 season opener on Tuesday. ...more

February 6, 2008

No one saw it coming. But following hours of heated deliberation at an afternoon workshop Tuesday, Hernando County School Board members switched gears and voted 3-2 against placing the district's future gifted education center at Spring Hill's Challenger K-8 School of Mathematics and Science - and 4-1 for placing it at Explorer K-8, the new 2,100-student school set to open in August off Northcliffe Boulevard. ...more

February 5, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Virgil Cooper had 10 points and Alonzo Robertson and Teddy Allen each added eight on Friday night as the Avon Park boys basketball team held off an inspired Lake Placid squad for a 44-39 victory in a cross-county showdown. "We played as a team and were focused," said Cooper, whose team watched its eight-point halftime lead dwindle to four with five minutes left before finishing off the Dragons late. "When we play together, we share the ball, and it's a lot more fun." ...more

February 3, 2008