GIRLS HOOPS TOP 5 TEAMS 1. Jefferson (12-0) - One-point victory over Sickles solidifies spot at the top. ...more

December 22, 2009

FEATURED PLAYER SHAUNICE HOBBS Freedom, Junior Guard ...more

December 22, 2009

What exactly Alicia Keys is now free from isn't clear, despite the portentousness of the album's title and its spoken intro. What her freedom has allowed her to do, presumably, is to securely strap on the pop straitjacket she wore a bit more loosely on 2007's "As I Am." ...more

December 17, 2009

The Rev. Don Horton came to the role of pastor fairly late in life. He was in his 40s when he accepted his first call to preach. ...more

December 9, 2009

This week's business profile features The Flower Box and Design Shop, located at 1201 Hawthorne Drive, Sebring. ...more

December 6, 2009

In Monday's editorial section, Linda Farnes is quoted as saying: "Allow states to extend health care to every one of their citizens." All I get from this message is "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme." ...more

December 5, 2009

Freedom at Countryside for h.s. scores ...more

November 20, 2009

Freedom at Lennard for h.s. scores ...more

November 13, 2009

Ballast Point Elementary School observed Veterans Day on Tuesday with an assembly and program to salute the service and efforts of members of the nation's armed forces. ...more

November 11, 2009

Editor's note: The following is a letter sent to Ginny Brown-Waite in response to her July 9 newsletter. It is reprinted here at the author's request. ...more

November 10, 2009