The blue paint is dry on the outside, the drywall is going up inside and IKEA is set to begin recruiting employees next month. On Tuesday, IKEA public affairs director Joseph Roth said the company's new store on Adamo Drive has already finished interviews for 50 new management positions. ...more

December 10, 2008

AVON PARK –– Red and blue paint have been in short supply this week in Highlands County, as all eyes fall on tonight's showdown between cross-county foes Sebring and Avon Park. Many fans have been painting their cars, signs or themselves this week in anticipation of the big game. The bad blood between Avon Park and Sebring brews all year, with one team looking to keep possession of bragging rights while the other looks for payback. ...more

November 2, 2007

Even after 27 carries, they kept handing him the football. For once Saturday, University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow faced a crowd he couldn't stiff-arm his way through. Covered in bruises and bleeding from his right elbow, he'd left the field an hour earlier. Now, standing at the southeast gate of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Tebow found footballs, pictures and Sharpie pens thrust into his hands by Florida fans eager to spend just a moment in the presence of their hero. ...more

September 23, 2007