Former Tour de France competitor and sports commentator Bob Roll visited the FishHawk Ranch area June 4 to participate in a 35-mile trek down country roads with 50 other enthusiasts. ...more

June 5, 2009

Pre-registration continues for Saturday's motorcycle run in honor of fallen sheriff's Capt. Scott Bierwiler. ...more

March 27, 2009

West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant's rendition of "Country Roads" helped the state become the site for a national conference in 2011. ...more

February 12, 2009

It's no accident that nearly every house in this fast-growing subdivision has two cars in the driveway. ...more

June 17, 2008

As Cargill shuts down its juice plants in Avon Park and Frostproof, it's a reminder that Highlands County is changing. Fewer and fewer citrus farms exist. Farms that are more valuable as housing developments or shopping malls than they can possibly produce in orange juice. Slowly, the citrus groves along U.S. 27 are disappearing. So are the groves on U.S. 98, between U.S. 27 and Spring Lake. They will remain along our country roads. Cargill Juice North America is laying off an additional 20 to 25 workers at Avon Park and Frostproof by Jan. 31. The company is getting out of the citrus processing business in Florida. Imagine saying that in the days of Ben Hill Griffin Jr., when oranges were king. ...more

December 23, 2007

A controversial road plan is on hold, and some of the projects that received the most objections have been whittled away, but that didn't stop about 300 people from packing the Riverview High School cafeteria last week to sound off about it. ...more

October 31, 2007

A controversial road plan is on hold, and some of the projects that received the most objections have been whittled away, but that didn't stop about 300 people from packing the Riverview High School cafeteria last week to sound off about it. ...more

October 29, 2007

The most popular of all the models is the 9-3 and that popularity is sure to continue as the Swedes introduce the new 2008 version of the 9-3 in a number of models. ...more

September 22, 2007