From the September Issue of Southern Living magazine. ...more

September 14, 2009

The Avon Park Rotary Club's 85th birthday celebration will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at the South Florida Community College University Center. ...more

August 12, 2009

In reference to the guest column"Status Quo is not an option" by Bud Morgan in the Highlands Today on July 12. I feel that status quo is and should be an option when it comes to sending millions of our hard earned tax dollars to prophylactic idiots like Caulderon of Mexico to fund abortion and abortion services. ...more

July 17, 2009

Vida Burgess of Holiday says she and her husband have had good experiences with the Medicare HMO to which they belong. ...more

May 30, 2009

People usually prune ornamental plants to improve their appearance (which can be quite subjective). In the case of ornamental palms, pruning often has the opposite effect. ...more

March 6, 2009

A trendy pedicure with fish that nibble dead skin from the feet has been nipped in the bud. ...more

February 22, 2009

A trendy pedicure with fish that nibble dead skin from the feet has been nipped in the bud. ...more

February 22, 2009

Florida's tourism industry is taking a hit in the sour economy. It's the first time in seven years that tourism has dropped in the popular Sunshine State, according to statistics released Monday. ...more

February 16, 2009

A listing of things you should be doing in your garden this week. ...more

January 26, 2009

Giveaway baskets, prepared and half prepared, sit everywhere in Linda Wells' compact office Thursday. They are going to be handed out at the Ridge Area ARC's annual tea fundraiser Saturday (Jan. 24th) and Wells is busy with the finishing touches. On her table sit various folders, bulging with details on other events to raise money for Highlands County's biggest non-profit group that helps individuals with developmental and other disabilities. There's Kokomo 2009, a golf tournament the Sebring Moose is hosting, a Valentine's Day ball and even perhaps a "bed race," which Wells describes as a relay with a bed on wheels instead of a baton. ...more

January 26, 2009