They are the children of the light, those devastated young men and women who will come together this morning to mourn the loss of one of their own. ...more

November 19, 2008

"Les Miserables" is one of Lauren Thompson's favorite theatrical productions. ...more

November 19, 2008

"Les Miserables" is one of Lauren Thompson's favorite theatrical productions. ...more

November 18, 2008

A popular Plant High School student died and three other classmates were injured Friday night in a car accident on Interstate 75 near Micanopy after the driver lost control of the vehicle. ...more

November 15, 2008

I could scarcely believe my eyes while reading Mr. Whiteman's column titled "Bigotry Outnumbered This Election Season." He obviously does not include himself in the group of those overcome. He states "We must pray that this is not the first jihad in the United States." Jihad? The U.S. population electing a Christian man as president of the United States is a jihad? What is this person thinking? Was he thinking the unspoken, that Mr. Obama is really a Muslim and therefore the Jihad connection? How bigoted! And how can your newspaper print such rubbish? His mistaken notion of what the Democratic Party stands for is up to him. But it is more of a statement of how limited his knowledge really is rather than accurate. ...more

November 9, 2008

The LifeBio memoir-writing class at Sun Towers Retirement Community will graduate another 10 students Monday. ...more

November 5, 2008

Gen. David Petraeus took charge of U.S. Central Command at a ceremony Friday morning at MacDill Air Force Base, saying his first trip after being sworn in would be to Pakistan. ...more

November 1, 2008

Gen. David Petraeus took charge of U.S. Central Command at a ceremony Friday morning at MacDill Air Force Base, saying his first trip after being sworn in would be to Pakistan. ...more

October 31, 2008

If your child is motivated, virtual school may be the best path. ...more

October 31, 2008

With three straight district titles in tow, the Lake Placid volleyball team is by no means flying under the radar as it heads into this week's Class 3A-District 10 tournament at Mulberry. ...more

October 27, 2008