House legislation that initially pitted the needs of developmentally disabled children against those of the poor now contains reforms that advocates for poor children were seeking all along. ...more

May 2, 2008

Judy Gay wants business owners and residents to wear a path to her door. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested two people this week on a misdemeanor charge of misusing the 911 system, jail records show. ...more

February 13, 2008

A California-based company lost its bid Tuesday to expand a group home off Fort King Road and Winton Drive from six beds to 10 and may soon find itself under investigation by the state. ...more

February 13, 2008

Rick Hoyt's entrance into this life had been a rough one. The umbilical cord had wrapped around his neck during birth, cutting off oxygen to his brain. Doctors said he was a spastic quadriplegic - a form of cerebral palsy. He would never walk. He would never speak. ...more

February 10, 2008

Seven years ago, Stefani Busansky had the idea of building a playground that was accessible to all children. ...more

January 29, 2008

LAKE PLACID — John Komasa likes to scuba dive, ride a bike, read and just get out and take walks. Although an accountant by trade, he seems like a natural for a recreation director, and that's what he became a year and a half ago when he headed Lake Placid's parks and recreation department. "I'm not in as good as shape as I used to be, and I took this job to get from behind the desk," he said. ...more

January 14, 2008

Sitting on his scooter outside a grocery store, Mike Bowen noticed a little girl struggling to find some coins for his red kettle. ...more

December 12, 2007

Sitting on his scooter outside a grocery store, Mike Bowen noticed a little girl struggling to find some coins for his red kettle. ...more

December 12, 2007

At this time of year we are bombarded by numerous health and charitable agencies looking for donations. We certainly can't afford to give to every one of them. We have people in our own county who need our help and a small donation from the good people of Highlands County would certainly help. ...more

December 6, 2007