For the Highlands County angler, there's good news and there's bad news, so which one do you want to read first? ...more

January 21, 2009

The safety net is almost gone, the nest egg is cracking. Many Americans have recently found themselves changing retirement plans after losing a substantial amount of home equity as the housing market and the overall U.S. economy struggle. These folks face years of living on fixed incomes from pensions, 401(k)s or IRAs, and Social Security, but don't have the time to recover their losses. ...more

January 11, 2009

With "Big Game Bob" at the helm, Oklahoma finished another season with a big, lame flop. ...more

January 10, 2009

I would like to know the history of my rosewood sofa. It is a solid piece but needs to be reupholstered. It has old feather-stuffed pillows. ...more

January 4, 2009

Anger and desperation pushed Jennifer Roma to chase the man who swiped her mother's purse, knocked her down and left her dying on the pavement of the T.J. Maxx parking lot. ...more

January 4, 2009

The University of South Florida men's basketball team wrapped up the softer nonconference portion of its schedule with an alarming 5-7 record. ...more

January 2, 2009

The show must go on. Or in this case, the Jim Taveniere Holiday Tournament, which has become a cottage industry in Highlands County longer than most can remember, but economic hard times nearly put the annual event in jeopardy. ...more

December 19, 2008

Princeton Harris walked over to the scorer's table and asked for the free-throw count after Sebring's 74-68 loss to Palmetto in the Class 4A-District debut for the Streaks this season on Friday. ...more

December 7, 2008

As a small business owner in Highlands County and an advertiser in Highlands Today, I was saddened by the way in which your paper has taken aim at a small business owner in this county. Small businesses are closing at an unprecedented rate all over the country, why is the Highlands Today making this unfortunate mistake front-page news? ...more

November 28, 2008

St. Petersburg-based electronics maker Jabil Circuit Inc. has some good news and bad news this week. ...more

November 26, 2008