The inaugural 2009 Strawberry Challenge was a big success as 125 runners and walkers joined in a 5-kilometer run-and-walk benefitting ministries at Plant City Church of God. ...more

March 11, 2009

Sheriff Susan Benton gave a report on what the Highlands County Sheriff's Office has accomplished in the past and asked for ways to prepare for the future at Friday's annual strategic plan meeting. ...more

February 21, 2009

Nearly 30 million Americans travel with pets, so it's no wonder dog beaches are popular. ...more

June 16, 2008

A customized plan to guide the redevelopment of Carrollwood began Thursday with an introduction to the community-based planning process. ...more

February 6, 2008

They're gone. Only a second ago, the pack was just a little ways ahead of me, almost within yelling distance. I could even see an occasional flash of blue spandex through the trees, so I knew I was still in the hunt. ...more

November 2, 2007

Students from First United Methodist Church of Brandon had to halt their cleanup project at Morris Bridge bike trails Sept. 22 when they came across glass syringes and chemicals from an old cattle inoculation operation that had been dumped into a sinkhole. ...more

October 6, 2007