Three things set Berean Academy apart from other private schools, parents and administrators say: the small classes; the classical method of education; and a Christ-centered environment. ...more

February 16, 2008

They struck before daybreak, roaming through pastures, abandoned buildings and narrow alleys. ...more

January 31, 2008

After five years of planning and 12 years of renting, Berean Academy has moved into its own home. ...more

January 24, 2008

AVON PARK — About 300 people honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday morning at Avon Park Community Center. The Highlands County Branch of the NAACP marked the national holiday during its annual prayer breakfast. Attorney Larry D. Hardaway of Bartow delivered the special keynote address . He spoke of "serving to fulfill your purpose." Hardaway received a standing ovation after he spoke about living with a purpose. ...more

January 22, 2008

It was the first day of school for a second time. Families pulled into the parking lot and studied arrival and dismissal rules. Parents walked their children to the front entrance, posing them for pictures and marveling at the size of the 47,000-square-foot building. ...more

January 19, 2008

ZEPHYRHILLS – El concejal Luis López puso fin a su ayuno de 32 días hoy, al ingerir un almuerzo ligero en el local de la East Pasco Meals on Wheels. ...more

January 3, 2008

ZEPHYRHILLS – City Councilman Luis Lopez ended his 32-day fast today, eating a few bites of lunch at East Pasco Meals on Wheels. ...more

January 3, 2008

SEBRING — Exactly one week after their school and all its contents were destroyed by a fire, the preschoolers at My School Preschool played with blocks, worked on art projects and read books in their new home. Jennifer Lipowski, owner of the preschool, walked in the classroom, and preschoolers ran over to give her hug. "Despite having lost everything, this has been a positive experience," Lipowski said. "It's shown me what a good job my staff does of creating a family atmosphere and how supportive the community can be." ...more

December 5, 2007

Sunday's a busy day for most churches. This Sunday, City Church Center C3 has an especially full agenda: celebrate the 30 years its founding pastors, Jerry and Mary Magliulo, have spent in the ministry, welcome new pastor Steven Morgan and his wife, Coreen, and dedicate its new sanctuary. ...more

December 1, 2007

SEBRING –– The My School Preschool and Child Development Center will be relocating its daycare to Living Waters Church of God starting Monday, said owner Jennifer Lipowski. A fire Tuesday at the daycare's original location caused the relocation. Lipowski had run the business at 1002 Persimmon Ave. in Sebring for the last 10 years. The cause of the fire could likely be electrical in nature, said Mike Roberts, deputy chief of Sebring Fire and Rescue, in an interview Wednesday. A story that ran Thursday in the Highlands Today incorrectly stated that parents will have to find alternative accommodation. That is not the case. ...more

November 30, 2007