Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, is introducing a new environmental program into the high schools of Hillsborough County called the Keep Our School Beautiful Chapter Program. ...more

November 4, 2009

Organized youth sports can be great for kids, since it teaches them sportsmanship, discipline and the importance of staying in shape. ...more

September 19, 2009

Federal banking regulators have hit the small First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay, 4600 W. Kennedy Blvd., with a cease-and-desist order demanding, among other things, the bank improve its finances. ...more

June 28, 2009

The article on the front page of Highlands Today on June 10, was a well deserved tribute to Fred Leavitt and the organization he has grown from the ground up here in Highlands County, The Primal Connection. ...more

June 12, 2009

Sunray Elementary students enjoyed the fruit of their labor Thursday at the school's field day, which provided snacks, games and a visit by WWE superstar Alicia Fox. The event encourages physical fitness and sportsmanship through participation. Sunray students were rewarded with the event by earning the letters F-I-E-L-D-D-A-Y through good behavior. ...more

May 22, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - PricewaterhouseCoopers employees recently decided to spend a whole day volunteering. ...more

May 13, 2009

Some 2,300 volunteers fanned out across the region April 18 to participate in this year's Great American Cleanup. ...more

April 29, 2009

Some 2,300 volunteers fanned out across the region April 18 to participate in this year's Great American Cleanup. ...more

April 29, 2009

I would like to thank the Heartland Association of Realtors for producing the Relay for Life Cancer Survivor Fashion Show. As this is the first year I volunteered as a model, I was amazed at the number of people and the amount of preparation that went into this event. I also want to thank the hairstylists, lighting-sound-stage crew, Dillards, the Dress Barn, Chateau Elan Four Points and the guests at the event for their participation. Highlands County certainly is not lacking in public support when it comes to making an event successful. ...more

March 14, 2009

On Tuesday, the City Council accepted a memorandum officially announcing City Manager Thomas O'Neill's retirement, effective May 31. A successor to the position has already been selected - Thomas O'Neill, as of July 1. ...more

March 7, 2009