Even for a hard-core fan, practice can be exhausting [Times photo: Toni L. Sandys] Alyssa Mekelburg, 5, of Inverness just couldn't make it to the end of Bucs practice in Orlando on Monday without crashing for a nap about half an hour before it was over. And who can blame her? She and her dad had left the house at 5 a.m. so that she could get a closeup look at Shaun King.

State disbands group due to a lack of action
The members of the Nature Coast Soil and Water Conservation District had not met officially in at least two years.

Man shot in Citrus Springs; 2 suspects sought
More than 20 patrol cars and a helicopter join the search after the shooting in the garage at a home on Gardenia Drive.

Neighbors oppose site for new high school
A district committee appears sympathetic to complaints that a school would disrupt a Beverly Hills neighborhood.

Talk of sale as foes hem project
The Halls River Retreat developer negotiates over his 11-acre tract and tries to stall a permit challenge.

Transfer allows 'Canes to make a run at elite
Kyle Helt moves from Lecanto, giving Citrus shot at first state championship.

Rare virus takes ex-pitcher's life
DUNNELLON -- A former high school baseball coach who had briefly pitched for the Atlanta Braves died after a yearlong battle with Eastern equine encephalitis, which he contracted after being bitten by a mosquito.

Letters
County must revive Tsala Apopka lake chain
Editor: This letter is directed toward Tsala Apopka watershed and waterfront property owners.