Plenty of bad stuff swirls around us these days but all it takes is a look around every now and then to see a lot of good as well. These acts of kindness and wholesomeness are everywhere, if we take time to see them. There's been no better places to witness these things in the last week or so than in Avon Park and Sebring's community Christmas parades. ...more

December 7, 2008

Organizers for the Plant City Christmas Parade have canceled the event this year, the first time in at least 25 years and perhaps since World War II. ...more

December 6, 2008

One of the biggest manhunts in Hillsborough County's history ended shortly before 3:45 p.m. Friday when deputies arrested the man they say killed a bystander during a morning shootout with police. ...more

December 6, 2008

An effort by more than 400 law enforcement officers from local, county and state agencies paid off late this afternoon. The search for the slaying suspect, which paralyzed Plant City for most of the day, ended shortly before 3:45 p.m. with the capture of 25-year-old Francisco Rangel. ...more

December 5, 2008

The Sebring Christmas Parade will follow a different route this year. ...more

December 5, 2008

The city's holiday season will kick off when the Sebring Christmas Parade, hosted by the Heartland Young Professionals, begins at 7 p.m. Friday. ...more

December 4, 2008

Remember as children when we didn't get our way, we would defy authority and do whatever we wanted to do. When children act like children, generally there isn't much harm done - and what damage does occur usually happens to the children alone. ...more

December 3, 2008

The price of gasoline and the slumping economy didn't stop Santa from visiting Avon Park Monday. ...more

December 3, 2008

PLANT CITY If you miss Santa Claus at Friday's Plant City Christmas Parade, you'll have another chance the following day. ...more

December 2, 2008

When Santa comes to town Friday, it looks like beads and candy may be a part of the festivities. Organizers of the Plant City Christmas Parade decided to allow distribution of goodies as long as they aren't thrown. City commissioners recently adopted a resolution prohibiting beads and candy, but the measure lacks enforcement powers. ...more

December 1, 2008