David Beck and his wife, Jane, have lived in their Seffner home since 1985 and have put down so much mulch and compost that they now have 8 inches of rich topsoil throughout the garden. He is a Master Gardener and she adds her talent for color and design, especially with the containers, to this fascinating garden. ...more

December 16, 2009

A land-use hearing officer is recommending approval of a rezoning that has had nearby residents in an uproar for months. ...more

December 16, 2009

After listening to two attorneys and about 30 citizens for four hours, the Highlands County commissioners again sided with the Venus community and said no to the National Security Training Center. ...more

October 21, 2009

To the owners of groves that have been purchased for retail and housing developments: your property taxes may be going up. ...more

March 29, 2009

SEBRING A Burbank, Calif., man accused of killing his wife waived his right to a speedy trial at a Thursday pretrial conference. ...more

February 19, 2009

Private landfills have been banned in Highlands County for more than a decade, but that may change. ...more

January 21, 2009

A Burbank, Calif., man entered a written plea of not guilty via his attorney after being accused of killing his wife and leaving her body in a Lorida citrus grove. ...more

November 28, 2008

When Gerri Olechowski was told she had only three months to live, she took quick action and began giving away all her possessions. ...more

November 23, 2008

SEBRING A grand jury has indicted James Higley Barnes Jr., 64, of Burbank, Calif., on the charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife. ...more

November 7, 2008

James Barnes' stated motive for killing his wife, Virginia Barnes, was because he did not want her to live with her "current state of dementia." ...more

October 24, 2008