The summer doldrums are fading as retailers see more shoppers and hire extra workers for the anticipated holiday and seasonal surge later this month. ...more

November 3, 2009

It's that time of the year. Those tired of Highlands County's summer doldrums should get their planning calendars out. Longtime residents will attest that from October to April, the roads are not the only things that get busy. Bands rev up for their acts; crafts and art shows offer back-to-back fares for Christmas shopping; dance clubs get moving, and residents get something to do. This year, there will be some big and small changes in the events schedule. A longtime November arts and crafts festival has been replaced by a smaller one in March. The Highlands Art League, which sponsors this festival, has refocused its efforts with brand new art events for the community. The Sebring downtown Gallery Walk has been discontinued for now and may restart later in the season. The Sebring Carousel of Lights will be more amped up. At least one new Halloween spook-out awaits the young and the young-at-heart. A community "paint out" has been planned for next year, and a new dance club is in town. Here's a list of what to expect new this season: ...more

September 27, 2008

When you can find as many fishing guides on the golf course as you can on the water, you know we are in the summer doldrums. ...more

August 6, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

July 27, 2008

About 200,000 Hillsborough County school kids are pretty much at a loose end. ...more

July 23, 2008

About 200,000 Hillsborough County school kids are pretty much at a loose end. ...more

July 23, 2008

A scholarship was presented recently to a Plant City High School student in memory of a certified public accountant who was killed in a car accident last year on his way to a hunting trip. ...more

June 14, 2008