He created a Web site for pet lovers. He felt the love from hundreds of screaming dog owners when he walked through the crowd Saturday at Tom Varn Park. ...more

March 22, 2009

The 17th century Pilgrims didn't have palm trees surrounding picnic tables for the first Thanksgiving dinner. And they definitely didn't dine off placemats woven from construction paper or sip from juice boxes. ...more

December 3, 2008

Military veterans and county taxpayers received good news Tuesday morning as Highlands County commissioners awarded a construction contract for the new Veterans Services building. ...more

November 26, 2008

in the dead of winter, in a rickety Dodge Spirit - Melissa Leo's character, Ray, says what the audience is thinking: "This is so ... stupid." ...more

October 24, 2008

The stiff-arm has been a useful tool for runners throughout the NFL's 89-year history, but Earnest Graham might be raising the bar to new heights. ...more

September 17, 2008

The Armwood High School football team is going from the outhouse to the penthouse. ...more

July 30, 2008

Jam-packed from floor to ceiling with clown memories, the Clown House at DeVane Park is about to get bigger, thanks to a $100,000 expansion. ...more

July 9, 2008

LAKE PLACID - Jam-packed from floor to ceiling with clown memories, the Clown House at DeVane Park is about to get bigger, thanks to a $100,000 expansion. A punched-through wall at the cramped quarters of the Toby's Clown Foundation building will lead next door to the new 30-by-30-square-foot area. ...more

July 8, 2008

Having lost her job and her three-bedroom house, Darlene Knoll has joined the legions of downwardly mobile Americans who are four wheels away from homelessness. ...more

June 24, 2008

The cramped quarters inside the sheriff's office earned some much-needed relief last year when dispatch moved out. ...more

June 14, 2008