At the request of Allen C. Altvater III, the city of Sebring City Council voted to provide some official help to serve on a centennial planning committee when the city celebrates 100 years in October of 2012. ...more

November 8, 2009

$6.3 billion earned by the U.S. craft brewing industry 4.2 million barrels of craft beer sold in the first half of 2009 ...more

September 25, 2009

More than 100 years ago St. Peter Claver Catholic School became the first private school in Florida with a mission to teach black students. But school officials say the landmark school faces a $250,000 budget shortfall for 2009-10. ...more

August 27, 2009

A Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputy was honored 100 years after he was killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 2, 2009

Mittye P. Locke, who helped educate children in Pasco County for a half-century and has an elementary school in Elfers named for her, died Wednesday. She was 99. ...more

February 27, 2009

It had to be done. For the sake of cutting costs and keeping with the future of fire and rescue response, eliminating the communications center in Spring Hill and reaching an interlocal agreement with the county was the best course of action, according to the majority of those on the fire board. ...more

February 27, 2009

I own a large set of china that was inherited from my husband's side of the family. Each of the 87 pieces is marked "Haviland & Co., Limoges" and "Haviland, France." What can you tell me about it? ...more

February 22, 2009

Fidel Castro on Thursday threw his first punch at President Barack Obama after several weeks of praise for the new leader, demanding the U.S. return Guantanamo Bay military base to Cuba and criticizing the U.S. defense of Israel. ...more

January 29, 2009

Becky McIntyre, regional director for Good Shepherd Hospice, said Wednesday she was delighted that the Sebring City Council approved building an inpatient hospice facility on Tuesday night. It will be the first of its kind in Highlands County. ...more

January 22, 2009

Becky McIntyre, regional director for Good Shepherd Hospice, said Wednesday she was delighted that the Sebring City Council approved building an inpatient hospice facility on Tuesday night; the first of its kind in Highlands County. ...more

January 21, 2009