Rays Show Off New Alternate Uniforms ...more

January 14, 2009

An eagle with outstretched wings was selected Tuesday as the favorite design by a committee overseeing a veterans memorial planned for a city park. ...more

November 12, 2008

Construction of a memorial park to honor veterans is expected to start in Courier Field early next year. ...more

November 11, 2008

Pasco County Sheriff's Offices deputies are investigating a home invasion that resulted in a slaying at 10519 Quimby Drive. ...more

August 28, 2008

Singing Christmas carols is a tradition for The Roches, one that dates back well before the sisters had a definite article in front of their surname. ...more

December 20, 2007

U.S. citizenship was a long time coming for Stanley Bryan. He came to this country from Jamaica 54 years ago. On Wednesday, the Winter Haven man joined 446 others taking the oath of citizenship at the Tampa Theatre. ...more

December 13, 2007

One of my favorite things about Highlands County is that it's a melting pot. We have people here from every corner of the United States as well as many foreign countries. Just go to the mall or the circle in downtown Sebring and watch the parade of people. You'll see old, middle-aged and young, as well as every race and ethnic variety. Or go into any of our many fine restaurants and listen to the people around you. You'll hear accents from Brooklyn to Jamaican and everything in between. It's what gives our county a life all its own. That mix of people also gives us a mix of cultures that enriches our choices in everything from the clothes in our stores, to the foods in our restaurants, the music on our radios, and the art you'll find when you walk the streets of downtown Sebring during the upcoming Arts Festival. I'm not an artist, but I do appreciate art in all its myriad forms. I never cease to marvel at the creativity innate in the human spirit. The universal urge toward artistic expression, in everything from pottery to pastries to photography, is proof that we humans are all cut from the same cloth. ...more

November 4, 2007