MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL Four-year skid ends as Golden Eagles' Jeri Loffler and Mariah Crawford combine for five RBI in mercy-rule shortened, 13-3 win. ...more

February 24, 2008

SEBRING — April Milicevic planned to drive her daughter each weekday from Lake Placid to Bartow so she could attend a school with an International Baccalaureate diploma program. ...more

February 20, 2008

Bored with the same old look in its ads, Bradenton-based Bealls department stores put out the word that it is looking locally for fresh faces. ...more

February 19, 2008

Bloomingdale coach Donny Peek certainly wasn't complaining about his team's early exit from The Lakeland Center on Thursday, the opening day of the state wrestling tournament. In fact, Peek was smiling about it. ...more

February 15, 2008

Terrace Community Middle School students broke apart a colorful giant ribbon to reveal their personal puzzle pieces that made up the large memorial. ...more

February 9, 2008

SEBRING — For about one-fifth of the students in Highlands County, next week is the start of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The FCAT Writing Plus test will be administered to fourth-, eighth- and 10th- graders starting Tuesday. Testing will continue on Wednesday followed by two make-up testing days – Thursday and Friday (Feb. 15). Hill-Gustat Middle School eighth-grader Laura Tenneson is calm and confident about the FCAT. ...more

February 8, 2008

Madison Middle School students took over Zota Theatres in Britton Plaza this week on a field trip celebrating their academic work. ...more

February 2, 2008