From its perch along busy Busch Boulevard, Temple Terrace Animal & Bird Hospital is as cozy and cuddly as the pets cared for, boarded and groomed there. ...more

February 16, 2008

SEBRING –– Whether it's flying his remote model airplane or cruising around the Heartland on his motorcycle, Frank Duplessie has a need for speed. The 90-year-old Duplessie, who seems to have boundless energy, celebrated his birthday recently with other members of the Highlands Radio Control Club off of Arbuckle Creek Road. Duplessie, who flew full scale single-engine airplanes in the past, has been flying remote controlled airplanes for 18 years. "I love flying planes," he said. "There is nothing like the feeling you get when you're flying. "It's total freedom from everything around you." The other members of the Highlands Radio Control Club, which was founded in the 1980s, gathered for their regular monthly meeting recently, and ended the affair by honoring Duplessie with a birthday cake. ...more

November 20, 2007

More than 50 Highlands County students were issued suspensions of their driver's licenses last school year for having an excessive number of unexcused absences. ...more

September 13, 2007