Santa Claus is set to pay a visit to the Old Lutz Schoolhouse Dec. 13. The jolly man in red plans to stop by in time for breakfast and intends to stick around for pictures with area kids. ...more

December 6, 2008

There is no shouting here. In the neonatal intensive care unit at Tallahassee Memorial hospital, nurses' voices are restrained even as they rush in with new patients and gently push needles into thread-thin veins. Too much stimulation can overwhelm their tiny charges. With underdeveloped lungs, babies cannot cry out. ...more

November 28, 2008

School's started. It's that no-time-to-do-anything time of year again. ...more

August 20, 2008

Getting parents involved in their children's education is often considered the key to a student's success. At least three Highlands County schools are helping parents do that, and we hope many more do. In the last few weeks, one school has held a Better Readers workshop to guide parents on how to help their children's reading at home. The Kindergarten Learning Center had a curriculum night to familiarize parents with what is expected of their children in school while another middle school had something similar. ...more

November 19, 2007

Riverview Elementary School is closed for a second day today because there were no assurances late Tuesday that a nearby ammonia leak could be fixed in time. ...more

November 14, 2007

This week, two of America's largest cell phone companies are launching calling programs - but targeting customers at opposite ends of the age range. ...more

September 5, 2007