When Army Spc. Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and free thinkers at Camp Speicher in Iraq, he was excited, he said, to see an officer attending. ...more

May 10, 2008

Four local Boy Scouts, including two brothers, have earned Scouting's highest rank. ...more

February 18, 2008

NEWS AND NOTES For the first time in five years, there is a new Western Conference (Hillsborough County public schools) cheerleading champion. Durant won the title on Friday, dethroning four-time defending champ Bloomingdale. The Bulls finished second, while Newsome took third. ...more

February 12, 2008

Randy Spetman wasn't actively seeking another job, so when well-known NCAA hiring consultant Chuck Neinas called Spetman several weeks ago to gauge his interest in applying for the Florida State athletic director's job, Spetman needed time to think. ...more

February 5, 2008

Florida State President T.K. Wetherell will introduce Randy Spetman as FSU's new athletic director today. ...more

February 3, 2008

On the same day a familiar face was on campus for an interview to become FSU's next athletic director, an FSU outsider emerged as the likely leading candidate to replace Dave Hart. ...more

January 29, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - You think wrestling was tough? Try being Zephyrhills senior Robbie Kunkle. The 135-pounder has been through the process of trying to get accepted to a military academy. ...more

January 17, 2008

A young man from Plant City has been nominated by U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. ...more

December 12, 2007

A 1991 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and veteran hospital administrator will take the helm of South Florida Baptist Hospital in October. ...more

September 22, 2007