The following people were booked Friday, Jan. 2 through Sunday Jan. 4 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

January 7, 2009

Miracle Johnson weighed about a pound when she was born prematurely, and it took nurturing and nursing to get her to where she needed to be in life, said Alvin Mitchell, a family member. ...more

December 25, 2008

A 10-year-old girl died Tuesday afternoon after an 11-year-old boy visiting her Fort Meade home for Christmas shot her with a gun found in the bedroom, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. ...more

December 24, 2008

In an orange grove east of here, rows of tree stumps mark the hard reality of an endemic disease that growers fear could cripple Florida's $9.3 billion citrus industry. ...more

December 21, 2008

A 100-acre brush fire in Polk County has been contained, authorities report.. ...more

December 10, 2008

Losing senior guard Kaneisha Hamilton to a back injury didn't help the chances of the Lake Placid girls basketball team against Fort Meade on Thursday night. ...more

December 6, 2008

Freshman Kunsae Wilson scored 10 points to lead the Lake Placid girls basketball team in scoring, but it was Hardee's defense that took control in the fourth quarter en route to a 36-32 victory over the Green Dragons in front of a raucous crowd on Monday night. ...more

December 3, 2008

As the fourth quarter's final seconds ticked away, Daija Barrett hauled in a rebound and immediately called for a time-out, but the Avon Park girls basketball team had none left, and the buzzer sounded the end of a Fort Meade victory over the Red Devils on Monday. ...more

December 3, 2008

The following people were booked Monday, Nov. 24 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

November 26, 2008

On each of the 15 state volleyball championship banners hanging in Tampa Prep's gymnasium, there is a list of players and coaches who made it possible. ...more

November 10, 2008