One of the last times Pam Lee Orr saw P.J. Farmer, she was driving him to Hernando High School football games in her dad's red Montego. ...more

December 14, 2008

It will be a big - and busy - day for Santa Claus on Saturday in Lake Placid. ...more

December 12, 2008

The Highlands County Concert Band and Sebring High School's top band students will perform together at 7:30 tonight at the South Florida Community College Auditorium. ...more

December 12, 2008

Forget the recession - for a day at least. There are reasons to be festive and to hit the streets of Brooksville, say organizers of a host of activities planned for Saturday. ...more

December 12, 2008

The Plant City Christmas parade is back on the holiday schedule - this time for Dec. 19. ...more

December 11, 2008

The Plant City Christmas Parade Committee voted today to reschedule the 2008 parade for Dec. 19. After discussing insurance concerns and the feasibility of staging a reduced but viable parade, the committee agreed to take all steps necessary to put it on. ...more

December 10, 2008

Winners of the Sebring Christmas Parade were announced. They were Don Jose Mexican Restaurant, best group; Edge Cheer Center, best walking group; Long's Air Conditioning, best overall float; Sebring Christian Church, best use of a theme; and Heartland Christian School, judge's choice. ...more

December 10, 2008

Any doubts about the need for Hillsborough County to smother budding gang activity should have been destroyed by the rampage that shut down Plant City last Friday. ...more

December 9, 2008

Friday, Plant City was shut down by a massive manhunt for a suspected killer. Monday night, that collective experience and individual pain were recognized at Plant City Commission meeting. ...more

December 8, 2008

A trailer carrying children in a Christmas parade struck and killed a 10-year-old girl who had jumped out of a pickup truck driving among the floats Saturday, police said. ...more

December 7, 2008