The three men accused of terrifying employees in a botched robbery of T.J. Maxx last week may have had more criminal schemes in the works. ...more

November 24, 2009

About 180 volunteers are searching behind Wal-Marts, staking out labor pools, circling bus stations and scouring city streets today to count homeless people. ...more

February 26, 2009

When living in Highlands County it's easy to think that some of society's worst problems don't affect us too much. That's for metropolitan areas, some of us believe. Of course that's not true. The same ills that affect our big cities are found right here and they are every bit as serious. ...more

January 28, 2009

A sudden and fierce windstorm hit the Centergate Plaza on Bee Ridge Road about 3 p.m. Tuesday and "started turning everything sideways," one witness said. ...more

January 13, 2009

I don't remember the last time I had this much fun shopping. ...more

December 3, 2008

You won't find gourmet meats and cheeses that you might at other supermarkets. And you have to bag your own groceries. ...more

September 26, 2008

This area will get its first department store when Bealls opens its 87th store at Summerfield Crossing in March. ...more

September 24, 2008

The members, board and officers of the Caladium Arts and Crafts Cooperative wish to thank and recognize Winn-Dixie for loaning to us several of their shopping carts to be used during the annual redecorating of our showroom and gallery. The shopping carts were filled and emptied many times by 32 of our members and spouses on Sunday, July 27. ...more

August 11, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - In the war against neighborhood blight, abandoned shopping carts have been a nuisance the Town 'N Country community has been fighting for more than a decade. ...more

June 18, 2008

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is reaching out to growers, distributors and retailers of Florida-grown tomatoes to help restore confidence in the state's tomato crop. In an effort to assist with the sale of Florida tomatoes now that the areas in production have been declared safe, the department will offer "Fresh from Florida" labels and/or point of purchase materials upon request. Anyone involved in the production or sale of Florida tomatoes can call the Division of Marketing and Development at 850-488-9948 or e-mail mailto:fapc@doacs.state.fl.us. The logos are also temporarily being placed on the department's Web site, www.florida-agriculture.com, for distributors and retailers to download. There will be no charge for the requested materials or for shipping. The material will be available for 10 days. For continued use of the "Fresh from Florida" logo, businesses are encouraged to contact the Division of Marketing and Development for information about Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign (FAPC) membership. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration put the areas of Florida currently in tomato production on the "safe to eat" list indicating they could not be the source of a salmonella outbreak that has impacted predominantly western states. Tomato harvesting is currently under way in the Quincy, Palmetto and Ruskin areas. ...more

June 14, 2008