The state's struggling economy has left dozens of starving and abandoned horses in its wake, as owners are having difficulty spending money to properly care for them. ...more

January 8, 2010

The state's struggling economy has left dozens of starving and abandoned horses in its wake, as owners are unable to scrape together enough money to properly care for them. ...more

January 7, 2010

Though a pending rule change appears to put an end to free breakfast next year in most Highlands County Schools, the district's food service director maintains that breakfast will continue to be available to all students at no charge. ...more

December 3, 2009

Of all the places for President Barack Obama to visit, Arcadia seems like it wouldn't make the list. But we're glad our president will be making it down to our neck of the woods. Maybe he'll see or hear something that opens his eyes to the realities of rural areas like ours. ...more

October 25, 2009

Feeling spooky? We want to know The spooky season is upon us again and it's time to start feeling scared. We want to know some of your best Halloween memories to be used for an upcoming story, whether it was a memorable costume, a real-life ghost story or even a memorable yarn spun around a campfire. ...more

October 18, 2009

The competition was stiff in the inaugural Highlands County Coalition for the Homeless golf tournament on Saturday at Sebring Golf Club. ...more

March 17, 2009

With the nation's school districts strapped for cash, more are considering a schedule that delights students and makes working parents cringe: Class only four days a week. ...more

March 12, 2009

Temperatures could climb this weekend to near 80 degrees, tempting swimmers to make the most of the county's popular swimming areas. ...more

March 6, 2009

General Motors on Thursday morning posted a loss of $30.9 billion in 2008 as the auto giant suffered one of its worst years in decades and as company leaders prepared to meet with U.S. government officials to detail the need for more federal money to survive. ...more

February 27, 2009

The president and chief executive of the fourth largest steel company in North America, Tampa-based Gerdau Ameristeel, said this morning the Obama administration must manage the psychology of the economic recovery for the government's stimulus package to become effective. ...more

February 17, 2009