April Hartseil was busy cleaning up along U.S. 27 Monday morning. The interim lead code enforcement officer for Highlands County was removing signs placed on the highway's right of ways over the weekend. By the time her work was done, Hartseil said she personally removed 38. They ranged from garage sale advertisements to campaign signs. ...more

November 4, 2008

SEBRING — Even though he has maintained straight A's in school, Austin North jokingly says his favorite subject is "lunch." Austin, 14, is your typical run-of-the-mill seventh-grader. He likes video games, talking about cars and ice cream, and has a "great wit," as his mother, Candace North, of Lorida, will attest. But Austin is a little bit different compared to his schoolmates at Hill-Gustat Middle School. Austin was diagnosed with duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMS) when he was 3 years old. The disease, which affects Austin's muscles and his breathing, has left him unable to walk and in a wheelchair. ...more

February 11, 2008