Four students from Laura Iuzzolino's 4-H Photography Kids II class - Erica St. Johns, Sylver Lucas, Rebecca Mayo and Jade Hammond - won ribbons for 17 of the 20 photos they submitted in the Florida State Fair Youth Photography Competition. ...more

April 1, 2009

How about starting off the new year with a three-day, two-night stay at Little Harbor, a half-day of charter boat fishing or dinner for four at the Ybor Grille? ...more

January 14, 2009

AP Chamber To Meet AVON PARK The Avon Park Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership meeting at 7 a.m. Dec. 18 at the Hotel Jacaranda. ...more

December 14, 2008

Holiday music will fill the air for Christmas on the Mall, starting at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 8, in front of the Hotel Jacaranda. ...more

December 6, 2008

Sometimes I think I'm the only one on the planet without an Mp3 player. Everywhere I look, people have tuned out the real world and tuned in to some favorite track. Those dancing silhouettes on the television commercial sure seem to be having a lot of fun. Maybe I am missing out. But I've resisted buying one because I can't get all the songs I really want - the ones that pop into my head at odd moments and make me smile. ...more

August 25, 2008

With her shy and soft-spoken demeanor, 11-year-old Riane Lisnock reminds you of Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz." ...more

June 15, 2008

This particular club at New River Elementary evokes images of amateur singers belting out popular songs as their friends cheer or chuckle. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - After counting 8,700 Internet votes, organizers of Just Sing, Florida! announced today that a Pompano Beach elementary school teacher penned the tune that has a shot at becoming Florida's new state song. ...more

January 11, 2008

The Brandon High School choirs and the Plant City High School choir and orchestra will perform "La Messe de Minuit" (Midnight Mass) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier at 7 p.m. Tuesday, in the Plant City High School auditorium, One Raider Place, off Alexander Street. The Tomlin Middle School chorus also will sing selections during the evening. ...more

December 8, 2007

The 22nd annual veterans appreciation ceremony at a local funeral home attracted a full house. ...more

November 17, 2007