As is the case each and every year, people had to say goodbye to those they loved in 2008 and those they only knew of through mainstream media outlets. ...more

December 28, 2008

One morning the back of a bus stop bench in Apollo Beach drew Seel Lundy's eye. It gave the phone number of the local chapter of the Kiwanis Club, and she decided to call. ...more

January 16, 2008

SEBRING — We heard it often in school. There are no dumb questions, only dumb answers. So, when the editors asked each reporter at Highlands Today to write a column about their favorite story from 2007, two questions came immediately to mind: how to choose one from about 300 story choices, and when I did, would I then be able to express my feelings adequately? ...more

January 1, 2008

LAKE PLACID — A local winter coat drive to warm the residents of a Lakota Sioux reservation at Wounded Knee, S.D., exceeded the expectations of organizer Betty Luckey and her family. Luckey dreamed of collecting 500 coats. Thanks to overwhelming response, she will be able to present almost 1,000 coats to 500 residents — and just in time for Christmas. The residents are unable to afford winter coats and often bundle up with blankets and wear several shirts. ...more

December 20, 2007

Thank you for your article about our toy and clothing drive for "Christmas for Wounded Knee." The local response was overwhelming. We will have another day to receive winter coats and jackets on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the new shopping center in front of Circuit City, on U.S. 27 in Sebring. ...more

December 3, 2007

An Amtrak train plowed into the back of a freight train and crushed one end of a boxcar under its wheels Friday, injuring dozens of people, some seriously. Most of the 187 passengers walked away unhurt. ...more

December 1, 2007