On Aug. 18, the new school year opens not only for all public schools in Highlands County, but also for the students attending the first Catholic school in the county. ...more

August 15, 2008

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has hired a married Roman Catholic priest with children from Florida - a first in the archdiocese's history. ...more

July 27, 2008

SEBRING — A new Catholic school is scheduled to open in August in Sebring. St. Catherine Catholic School, which will be based at the St. Catherine Catholic Church, will have classes for pre-kindergarten 3-year-olds through second grade, said Rosemary Bratton, the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Venice in Florida. This would be the first Catholic school to open in the Florida Heartland. Currently, the closest Catholic schools to Highlands County are in Winter Haven, Lakeland and Port Charolette. The Diocese of Venice decided on opening the school after considering the growing population of Highlands County and the growing number of Catholic families here. Bratton said that St. Catherine's pastor, José González, performed a survey and determined that there was a demand for it. ...more

February 4, 2008