This month's freeze took a toll on local farmers, but perhaps none were more devastated than Florida Kumquat Growers. ...more

January 29, 2010

The 13th annual Kumquat Festival will be a celebration of community with live music, food and shopping. ...more

January 28, 2010

For the last week, Sandy and Bill Carro's RV workshop has been turned into Santa's workshop as they prep their boat float for Avon Park's Christmas parade. ...more

November 28, 2009

Wow! Who says there is nothing to do in the Heartland? Last week was a busy week. First we started out with the Florida Flywheeler's 14th annual fall fuel up. Then there are not enough words to praise the Highlands Little Theatre's production of "Fiddler on the Roof," it was just terrific. ...more

November 19, 2009

Our recession is tough, but imagine an America where the jobless rate was 25 percent instead of 10 percent, where the blue-plate special was 25 cents and many people still couldn't afford it, where there were no unemployment checks or food stamps, where farmers couldn't afford to feed their cattle. ...more

November 8, 2009

Irv Friedman of Beacon Woods says Florida should develop wind and solar energy and leave offshore oil drilling alone. ...more

May 15, 2009

It's time to sharpen those knives and get the grills smokin' - at least for these contestants. ...more

January 7, 2009

Caladiums will reign supreme this weekend as thousands of visitors gather for the 18th annual Caladium Festival, which starts today and runs through Sunday. ...more

August 22, 2008

There's no question. Attorney Lee Elam has the best seat for the annual Brandon Fourth of July Parade. ...more

July 2, 2008

LAKELAND - Budwin Brace and his wife Loma divorced just days before she was found beaten to death 21 years ago inside her Lakeland home. Suspicion quickly focused on Brace, then a successful Pasco County builder. He was later convicted of forging his wife's signature on documents surrendering ownership of property they owned in common. He served more than a year in state prison. ...more

February 1, 2008