Strong Tower Vineyards & Winery will host a wine tasting fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Winery located at 17810 Forge Drive ...more

September 13, 2008

AVON PARK — Stanley Wells was tempted – very tempted – to take the offer, but it was one he could and did refuse. Wells, the president of Wells Dodge Chrysler, said a woman from Idaho called the Avon Park dealership Monday about a limited edition 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 on display in the showroom. She had heard about the car and was willing to pay $100,000 – more than twice the list price. She wanted it that day. ...more

June 29, 2008

Sgt. Brandon Bucknor drove 1,400 miles to say goodbye to his friend. ...more

May 6, 2008

Ridge Area Arc has been able to provide services to the Highlands County area for 50 years, thanks to the support of this wonderful and generous community. We have one more thing to be thankful for during this Christmas Season. Arc has an annual Christmas luncheon for the individuals they serve. This event is special to everyone and people look forward to it every year. This year, however, because of financial cutbacks, it looked like Scrooge was going to spoil the luncheon. Fortunately this did not happen because of the financial assistance from the Bank of America Associate Disability Affinity Group, Cross Country Automotive Services and the Ridge Area Arc Parents Group. ...more

December 24, 2007

Palm Harbor University High (3-8) entered Friday's Brighthouse Shootout on a 1-5 skid, hoping their young lineup could pick up some out-of-district confidence over the holiday. If nothing else, the Hurricanes did just that as they handedly beat Hillsborough County's Alonso High 65-52. ...more

December 22, 2007

Coming off two less-than-impressive wins, the University of South Florida women's basketball team wanted to go into its nine-day break feeling good about itself. ...more

December 10, 2007

The much-improved offense that Saint Leo men's basketball coach Mike Madagan has been talking about finally made its debut Saturday at the Bowman Center, and it sure did look different than years past. ...more

November 19, 2007

Rashard Lewis came out decidedly on top in a matchup of two frontcourt debuts. Yi Jianlian proved he could be dangerous with a little more experience. ...more

November 1, 2007