Jim Withers sat in the back room of his small barbershop smoking a cigarette and studying his computer screen. ...more

July 13, 2008

Tax reform and one of the worst housing slumps in Florida history joined forces to drive down Hillsborough County property values last year, the first year-to-year decline since 1992. ...more

July 1, 2008

More than 300 students participated in the Mabry Elementary Great American Scholar program, which is designed to help them explore U.S. and Florida history beyond the social studies curriculum. ...more

June 28, 2008

The cutting of elementary science fair funds in Hernando County school system will have a negative impact on the students. Isn't Challenger the "School of Science and Mathematics?" And what about J.D. Floyd Elementary, aren't they dubbed "K-8 School of Environmental Science?" What will become of these schools when the science fair budget is cut? ...more

June 12, 2008

It's easy to forget, in the ribbons of highway and rows of two-car garage homes, that Florida was built by real horse power. ...more

February 25, 2008

Highlands County officials have every right to be upset with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. That's because he's apparently broke his promise to Highlands County and every other "fiscally constrained" county in Florida that will take a big tax hit. The citizens of Highlands County should be just as upset and make sure the governor's office knows about it. ...more

February 21, 2008

Grazing in a pasture off Old Hopewell Road, a herd of speckled cattle sporting splendid horns and distinguished bloodlines serve as a living monument to 400 years of Florida history. ...more

February 20, 2008

SEBRING — A little bit of Florida history is being revived this week. ...more

February 20, 2008

Organizers tout it as a chance for guests of all ages to witness how Florida history unfolded more than a century and a half ago. ...more

February 7, 2008

Organizers tout it as a chance for guests of all ages to witness how Florida history unfolded more than a century and a half ago. The public is invited to the Fort Foster Rendezvous, an annual four-day event beginning Thursday that features the re-enactment of pioneer life during the mid-1800s Seminole Wars period in a military garrison at Fort Foster. ...more

February 7, 2008