As any mother will confirm, it takes much longer to prepare Thanksgiving dinner than it takes to eat it. ...more

October 28, 2009

Weary residents of this sandbagged city came together in churches Sunday, counting their blessings that the Red River finally stopped rising and praying the levees would hold back its wrath. A brief levee break that swamped a school provided a warning of the kind of threat that still hangs over them in the days ahead. ...more

March 29, 2009

If you've ever had a freak accident, the death of gifted actress Natasha Richardson from a fall on a beginner's ski slope this week must have got you thinking. ...more

March 21, 2009

Life dealt Lake Placid resident Bill O'Brien a tough hand when he contracted polio as a 3-month-old baby, but throughout his struggles with the disease he's made the most of it. ...more

January 25, 2009

A concerned stepdaughter, sympathetic restaurateurs and a good friend have joined forces to make sure New Port Richey resident Kay Beal, 81, gets her Christmas dinner. ...more

December 24, 2008

A concerned stepdaughter, sympathetic restaurateurs and a good friend have joined forces to make sure New Port Richey resident Kay Beal, 81, gets her Christmas dinner. ...more

December 24, 2008

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Whisper Lake Community and The First Assembly of God Church on Kenilworth Drive, Sebring, for their generous donations and good wishes for the Sebring Good Shepherd Hospice, a few local nursing homes and for 100 children sick in Charlotte, N.C., and some of their families who are staying in one of the Ronald McDonald houses. ...more

December 6, 2008

Locating to this area in May, the youthful youth pastor at Family First Assembly will be absent for awhile. But it's not for health problems, tragedy, a business conference or even a vacation. ...more

September 27, 2008

The Avon Park Wal-Mart Supercenter is scheduled to open today. After months of delays, the doors to Highlands County's second Supercenter - and fourth Wal-Mart in the county's history - will open at 8 a.m. after a 7:30 grand opening ceremony. ...more

August 13, 2008

Its lawn and garden center has a drive-thru loading area for customers picking up plants, stone, mulch and other landscaping supplies. ...more

August 10, 2008