This time of year, this city hops. Winter residents pack local restaurants, and cash registers hum with sales. ...more

January 21, 2008

Joan Atkins of Palm Harbor calls for a major change in the United States tax system. ...more

January 15, 2008

AVON PARK — Dedication and commitment go hand-in-hand in the sporting world, and in diving, Avon Park's Heather Barnes displayed an abundance of both during her senior season. Barnes limped into diving her sophomore year — something to keep her in shape for softball — but walks out of the sport her senior year as the 2007 Highlands Today All-Heartland Girls Diver of the Year. "This [honor] validates all the hard work and training I put in this year," Barnes said. "People can see me now as something other than for playing softball." ...more

January 3, 2008

Today's Birthday (11/23/07). This year, you could work harder than you ever have before. You won't make a fortune, either, but it's sure good for your character and your physique. ...more

November 25, 2007

Avocadoes. You either love them or hate them. ...more

November 1, 2007

Highlands County is blessed with an abundance of buffets. Which ones do you like? Ming Tong? Homer's? Golden Corral? Hungry Howie's? What do you like best about buffets? If you don't like them, why not? ...more

October 26, 2007

The true fan has an abundance of spirit that overflows into their outside environment. This is certainly true for Mike Daniels. ...more

October 20, 2007

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail on a no-bond hold, after reportedly molesting a 4-year-old child who he baby sat for the last year. Kendrick Matthew Clarke, 20, of 1030 E.O. Douglas Ave., was charged with sexual assault by a person older than 18 years old on a person less than 12 years of age (a capital felony) and child abuse, cruelty toward a child without great harm (a third-degree felony). On Sept. 12, the child's mother called the sheriff's office explaining that Clarke, an acquaintance, periodically took care of her child. ...more

October 2, 2007