Tampa Bay area residents looking for new areas to explore outside our beautiful beaches and exciting amusement parks have tens of thousands of acres of land within easy reach. ...more

October 31, 2009

President Barack Obama is in the small town of Arcadia, where is delivering an energy policy speech at a solar power plant. ...more

October 27, 2009

A congressional report shows the Secret Service is investigating more threats against government officials, including President Barack Obama, than ever before, according to The Boston Globe. ...more

October 25, 2009

Of all the places for President Barack Obama to visit, Arcadia seems like it wouldn't make the list. But we're glad our president will be making it down to our neck of the woods. Maybe he'll see or hear something that opens his eyes to the realities of rural areas like ours. ...more

October 25, 2009

Earlier this week, Sebring cross country coach Jeff Shoemaker peeked into his school mailbox and pulled out a folded, hand-written note. ...more

October 24, 2009

A second defendant charged in the 2007 murder of Bryan "Red" Fanning now has an October trial date. ...more

May 22, 2009

Senior right-hander Kayla Clemens scattered nine hits and struck out seven and Dino Lower clubbed a solo home run to lead Sebring to a 3-2 win over DeSoto in a Class 4A-District 10 softball game on Monday night. ...more

April 8, 2009

Highlands County will receive $302,000 to help the homeless. The grant comes from a $1.5 billion federal stimulus fund, said Richard Reinhardt, executive director of Highlands County Coalition for the Homeless. ...more

March 27, 2009

Chquen Wilmot and Beonca Godfrey led the charge on Tuesday as the Avon Park girls track team took first place at the AP Invitational at Joe Franza Stadium. ...more

March 26, 2009

Colby Delaney tossed a complete-game two-hitter and Zach Heckman went 3-for-4 with four RBI to lead Lake Placid to a 10-1 rout of Sarasota Booker in high school baseball at Ed Smith Stadium on Saturday night. ...more

March 23, 2009