A New York financial rating service has given Highlands County an "A" bond rating and classified its ability to pay off current debt as "stable." ...more

March 22, 2009

The Arc Nature Coast will hold its third annual 5K Run and 2 Mile Fun on Saturday, May 23. ...more

March 20, 2009

Casey Mears has a new home for the 2009 season. ...more

August 24, 2008

Horses, including Big Brown, that entered the Belmont undefeated. The others: Majestic Prince (1969), Seattle Slew (1977) and Smarty Jones (2004). ...more

June 2, 2008

Boy Scout Brian Guidry, 14, a member of New Tampa-based Troop 148, supervised a group of Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and adults in refurbishing a stable and tack room Feb. 2 for the Traverse program in Thonotosassa. Traverse is therapeutic horsemanship program for at-risk children. Guidry undertook the effort as his Eagle Scout service project. The project included removing and disposing of old walls and replacing and painting new walls and adjacent existing posts. ...more

February 20, 2008

Jamie Ness quickly has established himself as one of the top young trainers in thoroughbred racing, with 132 wins in 2007, 24th most in North America. His rise was thanks in large part to winning the 2006-07 Tampa Bay Downs training title in miraculous fashion. ...more

January 2, 2008

Hope United Methodist Church brings to life the significance of Christmas with its annual "Walk Through Bethlehem" from Friday through Monday. ...more

November 29, 2007