This year's Apollo Beach Manatee Festival of the Arts, formerly known as the Manatee Arts Festival, will sport a new venue, as well as the new name. ...more

February 11, 2008

SEBRING — Liquor store shelves are well stocked to meet the added demand as Highlands County residents continue spreading holiday cheer. Cheawanda K. Harris, liquor store manager at Winn-Dixie in Avon Park, said on Thursday that business jumps during the holidays and New Year's Eve is the business' biggest shopping day of the year. Liquor-purchasing habits change during the holidays. Prior to Christmas, Winn-Dixie stocks miniature 1.5 ounce bottles of alcohol which fly off the shelves as stocking stuffers, said Harris. ...more

December 30, 2007

Students are practicing leadership skills at a young age at Apollo Beach Elementary School. ...more

December 29, 2007

The Apollo Beach Chamber of Commerce and Winn-Dixie of Apollo Beach recently partnered to sponsor the community's 17th annual Christmas Lighting Contest. ...more

December 22, 2007

Florida's new discount drug card should lessen the cost of prescription drugs for up to 3.8 million uninsured Floridians and fill in gaps for those covered by Medicare, Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday during a trip to Clearwater. ...more

December 21, 2007

CLEARWATER - Florida's new discount drug card should lessen the cost of prescription drugs for up to 3.8 million uninsured Floridians and fill in gaps for those covered by Medicare, Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday during a trip to Clearwater. ...more

December 20, 2007

Like the community it began serving in 2000, LifePoint Church has attracted large numbers, endured growing pains and coped with change. ...more

December 14, 2007

Like the community it began serving in 2000, LifePoint Church has attracted large numbers, endured growing pains and coped with change. ...more

December 10, 2007

I would like to thank the following businesses for their support of Noah's Fall Festival that was held on Oct. 28. It is one of the largest community events in Avon Park. Thanks to these businesses we were able to give 5,000-plus people a free fun-filled night of entertainment, booth games, inflatables, food and drinks. Without the following businesses (in no particular order) we could not have provided this festival. Please know any business not listed is unintentional. Avon Park businesses:: 64 West Collision Repair Inc. Allstar Video, Arby's, Bank of America, Bagwell's, Battle Zone, Big T Tires, Bill Owens, Buttercrust Bakery, Cargill's, Checkers, C. Elton Crews, Inc., Coffee News, Dominos, Dr. Tony Chen, Dr. Patrick Danzey, Dr. Ronald Sevigny, Family Dollar, Florida Physicians Medical Group, Flowers Bakery, Heartland National Bank, Horace Williams Office Supply, Hungry Howies, Kegel, KFC, Laye's, Long's A/C Inc., Maxwell Grove Service Inc., Jill Murphy, Nealis Plumbing, Olympic, Pinecrest, Pizza Hut, Publix, Puckorius & Associates, Inc., Reflections on Silver Lake, Dot Renfro's Custom Embroidery, River Greens South Golf Course, Sandy Billings, Sav-a-lot, Sebring Lakeside Golf Resort/Tea Room, SFCC, Harry's Shell, Simco Machine & Tool, Suntrust, State Farm, Taco Bell, Taylor Oil, Tazmania/Dana Ferguson, The Battle Zone, Top Shop, Vickers Chiropractic, Vogue Beauty Salon WFHT 1390 Radio, Warren's Auto Sales, Warwick R. Furr II, P.A., Wauchula State Bank, Winn Dixie, Wells Motors, Wendy's, World of Flowers. ...more

December 1, 2007

Malls •Prime Outlets at Ellenton: Midnight to 10 p.m. •International Plaza: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. ...more

November 23, 2007