TRAIL BLAZERS 115, BULLS 109 PORTLAND (115) - Webster 5-13 0-0 13, Aldridge 6-17 2-2 14, Przybilla 0-1 0-0 0, Blake 5-8 0-0 13, Roy 7-15 10-11 25, Frye 2-4 0-0 4, Jack 7-13 1-1 17, Outlaw 9-19 2-4 21, Jones 1-4 5-5 8, Rodriguez 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 42-96 20-23 115. ...more

January 4, 2008

A trailer park fight that sent two to jail is the likely winner of 2008's first arrest. ...more

January 4, 2008

A trailer park fight that sent two to jail is the likely winner of 2008's first arrest. ...more

January 3, 2008

etailer will be opening its Avon Park store later than originally expected, while the much anticipated opening of Olive Garden in Sebring might be a bit sooner than scheduled. The Wal-Mart store and Olive Garden are among several businesses in Highlands County that will be opening or relocating in 2008. Although it was originally believed that Wal–Mart would open early next year, the store is now scheduled to open during the summer, according to Michelle Azel, spokeswoman for Wal-Mart. ...more

December 30, 2007

Opponents of a proposed apartment complex east of the Albertson's shopping plaza at Bloomingdale Avenue and Lithia-Pinecrest Road are trusting there is strength in numbers. ...more

December 26, 2007

AVON PARK — An additional 20 to 25 workers will be unemployed by Jan. 31 as Cargill Juice North America exits the citrus processing business in Florida. The company announced plans in August to close the Avon Park and Frostproof plants. "It's interesting," said Tom Abrahamson, president. "When we decided to shut down the plants for good, we said at the time that we still had inventories of juice, and we estimated they would last until December 2008." ...more

December 23, 2007

Lightning City Gymnastics and LaFleur's Tampa each won level 5 team titles at the Florida State Gymnastics Meet that took place Saturday and Sunday. Event host Lightning City won the large team title with a total of 151.925 points, while LaFleur's finished with 110.150. ...more

December 22, 2007

Lightning City Gymnastics and LaFleur's Tampa each won level 5 team titles at the Florida State Gymnastics Meet that took place Saturday and Sunday. Event host Lightning City won the large team title with a total of 151.925 points, while LaFleur's finished with 110.150. ...more

December 22, 2007

Lightning City Gymnastics and LaFleur's Tampa each won level 5 team titles at the Florida State Gymnastics Meet that took place Saturday and Sunday. Event host Lightning City won the large team title with a total of 151.925 points, while LaFleur's finished with 110.150. ...more

December 22, 2007

Lightning City Gymnastics and LaFleur's Tampa each won level 5 team titles at the Florida State Gymnastics Meet that took place Saturday and Sunday. Event host Lightning City won the large team title with a total of 151.925 points, while LaFleur's finished with 110.150. ...more

December 22, 2007