City Councilwoman Celia Graham, who served during one of the most turbulent political times in Zephyrhills history, will not seek re-election, she said Tuesday. ...more

February 6, 2008

Anyone who showed up at Mount Zion AME Church on Monday expecting a staid ceremony honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. either left early or left singing. ...more

January 22, 2008

All the ingredients for a parade were there: sunny skies, marching bands in formation, politicians waving from convertibles, antique cars and beads. Always beads. ...more

January 22, 2008

More than 2,000 people crowded Ebenezer Baptist Church on Monday to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to peace and equality and note the importance of his legacy in this election year. ...more

January 22, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with speeches about the importance of protecting civil rights, including the restoration of voting rights for most felons who have completed their sentences. ...more

January 22, 2008

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke often about the power of love, peace and the importance of taking a stand for what is right. Today, we commemorate the civil rights leader's legacy, along with the contributions of local residents who took a stand and changed their communities. ...more

January 21, 2008

The recent dust-up between presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama over the role of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in passing the 1964 Civil Rights Act was unfortunate but timely, occurring as it did a few weeks before the nation honors the civil rights leader on this national holiday. ...more

January 21, 2008

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke often about the power of love, peace and the importance of taking a stand for what is right. Today, we commemorate the civil rights leader's legacy, along with the contributions of local residents who took a stand and changed their communities. ...more

January 21, 2008

When Jacqueline and Kenny Conley decided to throw a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, they drew inspiration from the Ybor City business they run, the International Bazaar. ...more

January 20, 2008

Organizers throughout Highlands County are getting ready to start a week of festivities for Martin Luther King Jr. They have planned parades, picnics, prayer services and dramatic performances to celebrate the life and the work of the civil rights leader, whose protests and demonstrations were instrumental in combating the segregation that persisted through the South during the 1950s and 1960s. ...more

January 18, 2008