Her cabinets were still in good condition, just worn and in need of a facelift. So, instead of replacing them, Largo resident Jackie McGoff had them reglazed. ...more

November 1, 2009

Inspiration doesn't come easily or often to me, but when it arrives, it's a lollapalooza. ...more

February 25, 2009

Linda Callam took the stand Wednesday and told jurors of a harrowing fight she had with boyfriend Paul Pullins on March 29, 2007. ...more

February 19, 2009

Linda Callam took the stand today and told jurors of a harrowing fight she had with boyfriend Paul Pullins on March 29, 2007. ...more

February 18, 2009

A family of five was displaced Tuesday morning when a kitchen fire started at a stove and spread into a microwave and kitchen cabinets. ...more

January 28, 2009

As renovations continue at the old Brooksville hospital building, the developer continues to keep the county updated on its progress. ...more

August 24, 2008

Rebuilding Together of Highlands County will hold a sale at its Avon Park warehouse, 2470 N. Azalea Drive, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Aug. 16 that will feature a variety of items donated by people whose homes have been rehabilitated by the volunteer organization. ...more

August 12, 2008

Although it might seem otherwise, it is not all gloom and doom in the local business community. ...more

August 3, 2008

Settled in a moderate abode in one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, Patti Galvin was content in her primary role as a wife and mother. But she also made time for a work-study program in nursing, a field in which she hoped to eventually find a part-time job that fit in with her family's schedule. ...more

July 9, 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