Just in time for the holiday weekend, millions of baby floats are being recalled because the leg straps can tear, dumping a child into the water. ...more

July 3, 2009

Relay for Life co-chairwoman Jennifer Northrop praised the many local businesses who donated supplies and time to make the March 28 fundraiser a success. ...more

April 22, 2009

Relay for Life co-chairwoman Jennifer Northrop praised the many local businesses that donated supplies and time to make the March 28 fundraiser a success. ...more

April 15, 2009

Dig It, No Sweat True Temper's EZ Posthole Digger has a new, patent-pending blade design that's supposed to take some of the muscle out of digging a hole. ...more

September 18, 2008

For the dirtiest jobs around the house, check out these big new helpers. ...more

June 25, 2008

Old-fashioned hardware stores in the area continue to hammer away at their tough competition by providing helpful workers who can almost always find what a customer is looking for. ...more

May 21, 2008

AVON PARK — The national economic disaster that was 2007 also whacked Highlands County's home building industry. According to figures released by Building Official S.Y. Moseley's office, the value of building permits dropped 30 percent last year. About twice as many single family homes were built two years ago, 1,156 in 2006 versus 563 building permits in 2007. It's affecting contractors and their subcontractors, said County Commissioner Don Bates: "There are a lot of guys who are looking for work, who are ready to go to work, and they're out of work." Because they're skilled tradesmen, some are taking lower wages than they were earning in good times, ...more

January 13, 2008