Pets are good medicine, but keeping up with their cost can be a challenge. ...more

March 9, 2009

Meals on Wheels caters to older, disabled and homebound people. For a "normal cost," the volunteers bring a hot, delicious and ample meal to your door. They take time to stop and chat before their next stop. The combination of food and friendliness is a welcomed joy. ...more

December 18, 2008

Charlene Painter Grayson wasn't fooling around, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies say, when she got into an argument with a man last night in Seffner. ...more

December 7, 2008

In an exceptionally close race, family law attorney Catherine M. Catlin was narrowly defeating sitting Circuit Judge Kevin Carey late Tuesday night. ...more

August 27, 2008

A 15-year-old Lake Placid youth with a Class E learner's license was issued a ticket by Sebring police charging him with running a red light on U.S. 27 at the south Sebring Wendy's restaurant. ...more

August 12, 2008

Jorge Roque endured life in the Kuwaiti desert as his Marine Corps unit waited for the signal that the war in Iraq had begun. He survived as friends died fighting their way into Baghdad. He witnessed the famous toppling of the city's statue of Saddam Hussein. ...more

July 4, 2008

Free Parent Workshop On Kids & Money Slated SEBRING — The next parent workshop on "The ABCs of Teaching Your Kids About Money" is scheduled at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 at the Highlands County YMCA. The workshop was created to help parents teach their children, specifically teenagers and young adults, basic knowledge about financial concepts. There is no charge to attend and is open to all families. ...more

June 28, 2008

Brian M. Glacy, 46, of Spring Hill, died Monday, June 2, at his home. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. ...more

June 6, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with 41 fraud and larceny counts for allegedly stealing her neighbors' mail and using their credit cards and checks. Charlene Gail Walterman, 27, of 1821 E. Recreation Drive, reportedly stole neighborhood mail in the 600 block area of Sparta Road last year. ...more

February 23, 2008

When Charlene Johnston sat down to write her life story, there was one anecdote she knew she had to include. ...more

September 19, 2007