Before and after a traditional Hindu funeral service at Heath Funeral Chapel, men in simple white dress shirts and dark pants stood quietly alongside women in flowing pastel saris. ...more

December 12, 2007

By nearly all accounts, Florida's manatee population has made an amazing recovery in the past 30 years. The state once estimated that only 600 to 800 remained, while today the fewest that have been counted during recent winters is 3,100. It's likely the total is much higher, because the warm winters recently have not concentrated the animals in areas where they can be counted readily. ...more

November 30, 2007

As the search for a missing young mother continues, divers are expected this week to explore the lake in her Colony Lakes Estates subdivision. ...more

November 19, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Volunteers searching for a missing young mother Saturday found items they hope will yield clues to her disappearance. ...more

November 18, 2007

SEBRING — Temperatures are starting to fall. The snow birds are coming in, air conditioners all over Highlands County will soon find rest after months of working non-stop ... and in the stores, one might hear an occasional sniffle and cough. Flu season's coming, and according to the Highlands County Health Department, there will be plenty of vaccinations to go around. ...more

October 12, 2007

The Plant City Garden Club will hold its 11th annual Garden Tour next week, including six locations in the residential historical district north of downtown. ...more

October 6, 2007

The anatomy of a rivalry is often lost in time. The reasons two schools simply don't like each other are forgotten, yet the animosity festers and grows greater every year. ...more

October 5, 2007