Cyndi Gay and her brother were removed from their hometown before they ever spent their first day at pre-school. ...more

February 14, 2009

Scientists found ots who could convey more meaning with gestures at age 14 months went on to have a richer vocabulary. ...more

February 13, 2009

A visit to Sharon Cutler's science class is like a trip to a petting zoo. ...more

February 11, 2009

Julian Henshaw toured France, Asia and South America in one day recently and had the passport to prove it. ...more

February 11, 2009

Julian Henshaw toured France, Asia and South America in one day recently and had the passport to prove it. ...more

February 11, 2009

TAMPA PALMS A visit to Sharon Cutler's science class is like a trip to a petting zoo. ...more

February 9, 2009

A Central High School senior suspected of hitting a woman with his car Thursday night near Hexam Road shot and killed himself when authorities in Levy County pulled him over, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

February 7, 2009

A Central High School senior suspected of hitting a woman with his car near Hexam Road on Thursday night shot and killed himself when authorities in Levy County pulled him over, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

February 6, 2009

Germs. They're everywhere. That's what our mothers said - and for the most part they were right. ...more

January 30, 2009

The Highlands County School Board is thinking about the possibility of terminating high school sports and extra curricular activities in local high schools. As a 15-year-old at Lake Placid High, I am very active in my schools athletic and extra curricular activities. I am in the marching season Color Guard, band during concert season, student government association and on the girl's basketball and softball teams. I know that the purpose of doing away with sports is only because of budget cuts, but having sports and extra curricular activities in our high schools is a good thing. Most of the kids in Lake Placid don't only play sports because we love it, but because of the support and help we get from our teammates and coaches. You see, we get more out of sports in schools than we do in any other activity in Highlands County. ...more

January 30, 2009