LAND O' LAKES - Bargain hunters looking to stretch their dollars as much as possible will find they can do so in good conscience at the New To You thrift store. ...more

February 14, 2009

Bargain hunters looking to stretch their dollars as much as possible will find they can kill two birds with one stone by shopping at the New To You thrift store. ...more

February 4, 2009

The new year of 2009 is here. Last year at Manna saw a substantial increase in the number of families served, a new director and physical building changes. The one obvious fact that we are still open means that God is still blessing us. He blesses us through our wonderful donors. You have given generously of food, clothing, household goods and funds. I would like to say thank you. There have been many sad, wonderful and amazing things happen at Manna this year. Some I have shared with you, others God knows about. Recently I had a lady come in asking for help. Her husband's unemployment had run out, she had been laid off from her job and the prospects of Christmas for her three children were slim. She came to us too late for the Toy Store at the church, all the toys were gone. ...more

January 3, 2009

Get in the spirit of the season with a classical take on some modern holiday music. ...more

December 8, 2008

Linda Quarles estimated she saved at least $4 when she bought a new air filter for a dollar at the Salvation Army thrift store on Kenilworth Boulevard. ...more

October 15, 2008

As prices for crude oil and other commodities ease, consumers have gotten a small dose of relief at the gas pump. But don't expect less pain at the grocery counter. ...more

August 25, 2008

The American Cancer Society and Zephyrhills Fire Rescue Cadets will benefit from Saturday's Trash and Treasures sale, which will take place 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the inactive Fire Station No. 2, 38410 Sixth Ave. across from City Hall in Zephyrhills. ...more

August 8, 2008

TAMPA - A police officer used her Taser to stun a suspected shoplifter, but he continued fighting and stunned her with the weapon, police say. ...more

June 24, 2008

SEBRING — A family of four were left without a place to live Friday morning, after a kitchen fire broke out in their Spring Lake home. The family of Adolfo Nunez-Rey, at 6101 Wilson Terrace, his wife, another adult and a 3-year-old child, was helped by the American Red Cross of Highlands County. "Volunteers provided the family - three adults and one child - with temporary shelter, personal hygiene kits, emergency assistance for food and clothing, odor-control concentrate cleaner to help with salvaging items from the home, a Red Cross clean-up kit, landlord verification forms to assist in relocation, and Publix gift cards donated by Florida's Blood Centers," wrote Phil Attinger, Public Relations Director for the Polk County American Red Cross chapter. ...more

June 18, 2008

A new thrift store whose sales will benefit families and patients with hospice care wants to stock its shelves with resalable merchandise for its mid-July grand opening. ...more

May 28, 2008