The parents of a boy who suffered brain injuries in 2007 are suing the day care providers they blame for his disabilities. ...more

November 6, 2009

If you're crazy about fresh strawberries and don't mind getting your fingers stained with strawberry juice, you can save some money by visiting one of several strawberry farms in the Plant City area now open for U-pick. ...more

March 20, 2009

As Central Florida's drought enters its fourth year, two Highlands County agencies are teaming up to help homeowners conserve water while sprinkling their lawns. ...more

March 17, 2009

Nazdar, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will hold a bake sale from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. tomorrow in the Fellowship Hall. Proceeds from this Valentine's goodies bake sale will go to the food pantry to benefit the many that they feed each week. ...more

February 7, 2009

It's very likely that Jack Frost nipped at your beautiful garden during the last freeze. Actually, many gardens look more like he took a blow torch to it. ...more

January 30, 2009

Over the past year, the volunteer master gardeners of the Highlands County Extension Service fielded more than 8,000 inquiries from people on everything from handling problems with turf and trees to advice on putting in flower or vegetable gardens. ...more

December 18, 2008

When Dee Dee Jacobson was growing up, it was not unusual for her to find tagged squirrels and dead birds in the refrigerator. Her father taught animal behavior at Cornell University and occasionally brought home some of his work. ...more

December 1, 2008

First-graders on a field trip wouldn't likely point and gasp as often as a group of backyard gardeners did Tuesday. ...more

November 13, 2008

Dee Dee Montana, Sun City Center resident, recently pledged Xi Xi Omicron chapter of Beta Sigma Phi International sorority. The pledge ritual was held at the home of Pat Pelton and was followed by a business meeting on October 9. Beta Sigma Phi is an international women's sorority founded 75 years ago by Walter W. Ross. Now thousands of chapters strong, members honor Ross' memory on Founder's Day. Photo courtesy of Rosie Clifton ...more

November 12, 2008

Longtime resident Veronica S. Prostko, a former Plant City Bar Association and American Business Women's Association president, has been named director of external affairs at the MacDonald Training Center's James Ranch on Cork Road. ...more

October 22, 2008