A pedestrian crossing a poorly lit area of U.S. 301 was struck by a car and killed Wednesday evening, police said. About 6:15 p.m., shortly after the sun set, Rex Allen McBee, 56, was clad in dark clothing while walking from his home on McDonald Road to the Happy Days Bar to help hang Christmas decorations, police said. ...more

December 4, 2008

Bargain hunters hunkering outside stores before the sun comes up Friday may feel temperatures falling like sale prices. ...more

November 27, 2008

Bargain hunters hunkering outside stores before dawn Friday may see temperatures falling like sale prices before the sun comes up. ...more

November 26, 2008

Have we remembered today? Have we thought, pondered, Do we pray, For the men and women, So far away That risk their lives each day? ...more

November 11, 2008

it is a simple message from our pets. ...more

November 9, 2008

A pair of low pressure areas, one off each coast, will provide some moisture and energy to produce a few thunderstorms today after the sun starts heating things up. ...more

November 2, 2008

Free the inner freak in you or just stand by and prepare to be mesmerized as all creatures great and small parade through the streets of Ybor City today for the annual Guavaween celebration. ...more

October 25, 2008

Loud knocking on the front door early in the morning, before the sun comes up, would catch most sleeping residents by surprise. ...more

October 24, 2008

Since 99.9 percent of the pro-Ron Grimming for sheriff letters come from Lake Placid, I think the fine folks there ought to elect him as their next police chief and let the rest of us in Highlands County tend to the business of re-electing Susan Benton as sheriff. We know what we have in Sheriff Benton. She is one of us. She worked her way through the sheriff's department, she has lived in this community for many years, raised her family in this community, buried her husband Jim in this community and in every decision she makes as sheriff, it is with the best interests of this community in mind. On the other hand, who is Ron Grimming? Him visiting his parents in Lake Placid once a year for 25 years doesn't exactly make him an old friend. He's an outsider; all we know about him comes from quotes from his friends or the local Republican Party headquarters. ...more

October 20, 2008

The business relationship between National Recreational Properties Inc. and Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District continues to unravel. ...more

October 16, 2008