Despite what you see on certain product labels at garden centers, fertilizer is not plant food. Foods are carbon-based substances - primarily carbohydrates, fats and proteins - that organisms can break down to provide energy and the building blocks to construct and repair living tissue. ...more

October 25, 2009

The countywide burn ban, which had been in place for the past five weeks, has been rescinded. ...more

April 22, 2009

There's something about a brand new year that's invigorating and refreshing. It's like starting over again with a clean slate. ...more

January 2, 2009

On Oct. 30, 2007, 10 Highlands County Sheriff's detectives knocked on the door of Nelson Rodriguez. Inside, the squad seized 120 marijuana plants weighing 258 pounds, which were taken from Lake Placid to non-air conditioned storage units in Sebring. ...more

October 17, 2008