The summer doldrums are fading as retailers see more shoppers and hire extra workers for the anticipated holiday and seasonal surge later this month. ...more

November 3, 2009

Frank Permuy joked Friday night that if you stay in coaching long enough, you're bound to reach some milestones. Fortunately for Gaither's longtime baseball coach, he didn't have to wait long with his latest milestone within reach. ...more

March 28, 2009

Gaither High baseball coach Frank Permuy insisted Wednesday his players have no idea about the subplot for the Cowboys' big district game tonight against Sickles. So, any of them reading this today should gain some extra motivation to play well. ...more

March 27, 2009

A victory against Sickles on Friday would give Frank Permuy his 500th victory. ...more

March 26, 2009

There were plenty of major-league scouts sitting behind home plate with radar guns in hand. They were there to see one person - Mitchell starting pitcher Patrick Schuster. ...more

February 28, 2009

DISTRICT OUTLOOK Class 6A-District 7 This should end up being a very competitive district. Alonso and Sickles both return some key players and definitely have the talent to reach the playoffs, but you can never count out Frank Permuy's Gaither squad, which always seems to find a way to win at the right time and has made the postseason four consecutive years. ...more

February 16, 2009

The driver of a van who crashed into a garage Tuesday at the corner of Sebring Parkway and Home Avenue was cited for careless driving by the Sebring Police Department. ...more

February 13, 2009

John Finn was glad the van he was traveling in came to a stop before it struck a house. ...more

February 10, 2009

Thanks to the donation by Home Depot, families that can't afford a Christmas tree can pick one up free at the Highlands County Family YMCA. ...more

December 20, 2008

SEBRING – Donnie Strickland, manager at Sweetbay Supermarket, was prepared for a deluge of Independence Day shoppers like Deb Johnson and Bernie Veenkant, of Sebring, who were loading up a cart Thursday. ...more

July 4, 2008