When the girls on the Palma Ceia Little League Softball team crafted a two-year plan after their 2006-07 season, winning the 2008 state championship was their first goal. ...more

July 30, 2008

I was barbecuing a couple of pork shoulders for guests my wife and I had over for dinner a few weeks ago. I smoked the two chunks of pork over temperatures in the 200-degree range for almost 24 hours with plenty of sweet hardwood smoke. The shoulder blade slipped right out of the meat. ...more

July 29, 2008

PALMA CEIA - When the girls on the Palma Ceia Little League Softball team crafted a two-year plan after their 2006-07 season, winning the 2008 state championship was their first goal. As of July 21, they can check that off their list, having won the 10-11-year-old division state championship with a 14-3 victory over Cape Coral at the tournament in Palm Bay. ...more

July 25, 2008

Hearts were pounding and smiles were flashing as participants of a three-day camp of Heartland Horses & Handicapped Inc. trotted and cantered around the arena on their last day. ...more

July 18, 2008

SEBRING — The City Pier Beach remains closed today following the drowning Saturday afternoon of a 23-year-old man. Bobby Clark swam beyond the marked swimming area at the park and experienced a cramp before going under, police said. His body was recovered around 3 p.m. by emergency personnel divers. "It was a tragic event that happened this weekend," City Administrator Bob Hoffman said Monday. "We are still learning more about it and our hearts and prayers go out for the victim and the victim's family." ...more

June 9, 2008

'He Was Our Hero' Thank you to all the residents of Dade City and Pasco County who participated in the recognition of our hero, Marcus Mathes. ...more

May 28, 2008

Driving to work each day, Chasco Middle School teacher Sue Evanoski often sees homeless people walking along State Road 52. ...more

May 22, 2008

TAMPA - Classic rock summer! Heart, Journey and Cheap Trick hit the road together for a bill sure to thrill the hearts of '70s and '80s lovers alike. ...more

May 6, 2008

I am writing this letter in hopes that it will reach all of the special people who were there for Bill and I during our journey together. Our family could not begin to tell everyone how much we appreciated all the special words of encouragement, prayers, cards, or anything you did to help carry us along. Here is a poem that says it all. Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or sat quietly in a chair Perhaps you sent a floral piece, if so we saw it there Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, as any friend could say Perhaps you were not there at all, just thought of us that day. Whatever you did to console our hearts We thank you so much whatever the part. ...more

May 2, 2008

SEBRING — Thomas and Lillian Linton don't claim to have the secret to love, but they have each other, and that's been enough to last them 70 years and counting. ...more

February 14, 2008