If you're never quite sure whether the ads for popular beauty products can be believed, relax. Our 4you Beauty Board is made up of veteran testers ready to try the latest when it comes to all things beauty. We'll share what worked and what bombed with the hope of making life a little easier for you. This week: Will we say yay or nay to these new eye shadows? ...more

January 3, 2009 |

Explanations Don't Fly With Deputies SPRING HILL - A man with a spoon used to heat up his food one bite at a time and a straw for shooting spitballs was arrested Thursday night outside Wal-Mart. ...more

January 3, 2009 |

Robert W. Wilson of Tarpon Springs says taking money from reserves to make up for a revenue shortfall is not balancing a city budget. ...more

January 3, 2009 |

The Highlands Art League will host First Friday today. ...more

January 2, 2009 |

Apple Inc. will probably begin selling a lower-priced version of the iPhone in the first half of next year, tapping a new chipmaker for a key component, according to Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. ...more

January 1, 2009 |

I have personally experienced the traffic situation at the new Avon Park Wal-Mart. I believe it is an "Accident Waiting to Happen!" ...more

January 1, 2009 |

Another suspect was linked Monday to the case of a wife accused of hiring a band of hit-men to kill her husband. ...more

January 1, 2009 |

Highlands County residents were more than happy to get a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Avon Park and an Olive Garden in Sebring. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

The Sebring Elks Lodge 1529 would like to thank the following for their help with the veterans Christmas dinner: Spring Lake Methodist Church, St. Catherine Catholic Church, First United Methodist Church, Atonement Lutheran Church, Sebring Diner, Lakeview Restaurant, Dee's Place, Sandy's Circle Café, Village Inn, Clock Restaurant, Homer's Buffet, Dot's Restaurant, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Highlands Regional Medical Center, VFW 4300, Elks Lodge 1529, Dollar Tree, Tanglewood Knitting Club, Knights Wooden Ornaments, Habitat for Humanity, Highlands Independent Bank, Beall's, Rack Room, Sears, Payless, Kmart, Diane Ostler, Joe Wortman, Diane Woodard, Char Flamme, and the Motorcycle Vets. Donna Klemm Sebring Elks 1529 Sebring ...more

December 31, 2008 |

Seffner and Mango residents will usher in the New Year with a new library. ...more

December 31, 2008 |