I'm here to tell you that if you didn't take the time to get up out of your easy chair in front of the TV and head out to the Highland's Little Theatre to see the young people perform, you missed a good night out. "The Super Secret Surprise Casserole" and "Cinderella Wore Combat Boots" both were perform by young people 18 and under. And what a job they did. Cameron Reck did the directing, although Cameron has done a lot of acting, singing and dancing he has never done directing before. I might add he did a nice job. Heather Lemos was assistant director/sound tech; Chris Friend, producer-lighting tech; Gunnar Westergom, stage manager; Anna Schmidt, choreographer-sound tech; Bethany Finney, wardrobe, and Chelsea Hiller, makeup. Of course these young people had adults who mentored them but the young people did the work and my hat goes off to them. The acting was super. ...more

May 19, 2008

The University of Tampa apologized Friday for two dorm advisers who meted out punishment reminiscent of elementary school: They told 80 honors students to write 30 times, "I will not vandalize the floor, and I will help prevent others from vandalizing." ...more

February 23, 2008

TAMPA -- The University of Tampa apologized today for two dorm advisers who doled out a punishment reminiscent of elementary school: They told 80 honors students to write 30 times, "I will not vandalize the floor, and I will help prevent others from vandalizing." ...more

February 22, 2008

Pasco's biggest city now has a permanent boss at the helm. Tuesday night, the city council voted unanimously to appoint Tom O'Neill, the former public works director and interim city manager, to the job full-time. ...more

February 7, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - Pasco County's most populous city now has a permanent manager at the helm. ...more

February 6, 2008

Tuesday night, the city council voted unanimously to appoint Tom O'Neill, the former public works director and interim city manager, to the job permanently. ...more

February 6, 2008

E.J. Richardson had just descended from his first attempt at canopy tree climbing. He peered back up into the 60-foot live oak at his wife, Theresa, who looked uncomfortable standing on a high limb. ...more

February 3, 2008

PARRISH - Residents of The Gardens, a retirement community, feared that someone would be killed crossing U.S. 301 to get to a new Publix. ...more

January 10, 2008

Three Jesuit High School sophomores celebrated their 16th birthdays by hosting a party that raised $1,100 for the Guardian ad Litem's Voices for Children Toy Drive. ...more

November 28, 2007

AVON PARK — Next to the tee: the resurrection of the Highlands County Women's Amateur golf tournament. The once popular annual event, which was last held in 1989 at SpringLake Golf Resort, is being brought back by Highlands Ridge North assistant director of golf Melissa Doorlag. Doorlag, an outstanding golfer herself, played in the last event and thinks that the time is right for a return. "The tournament was discontinued because of lack of participation, but there has been an increase in the number of women golfers in the county who play at a high level," Doorlag said. "There is a Highlands County men's amateur, and I think it's time for the women to have their own event." ...more

November 22, 2007