Parkway Food Ministries in Sebring was providing food to about 50 families a month when it opened in October 2007. With the recession hitting people harder, the ministry now gives food to 300 families monthly. ...more

January 26, 2009

Chemistry and trust are ingredients that can make or break any offense. ...more

January 9, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is continuing an active investigation into the discovery of a body inside a burned vehicle Nov. 29 in Hardee County. ...more

January 8, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is continuing an active investigation into the discovery of a body inside a burned vehicle Nov. 29 in Hardee County. ...more

January 7, 2009

A single dive does not make a season, and Avon Park's John Chittum has proved that he belongs with the top divers around, even if the end results didn't turn out the way he envisioned. ...more

January 4, 2009

Shannon Cummings had no intentions other than having some fun when she walked out onto the diving board at the Green Dragon pool in early autumn, but her world soon became a menagerie of twists and turns. ...more

January 3, 2009

Walter Farley was 93, but friends describe him as active and involved in the community. ...more

January 2, 2009

A 93-year-old man was killed Wednesday night in a home invasion robbery, Polk County deputies said. ...more

January 1, 2009

A 23-year-old man died of a gunshot wound to the head in a vehicle outside a Bartow liquor store Wednesday night, police said. Jernard West was shot outside the XYZ Liquor store, 295 U.S. 17 S., police said. He later died at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. ...more

January 1, 2009

No one is going to outwork Sebring's Camiel White. The junior golfer combined a strong work ethic with outstanding ability to lead a young Blue Streak squad to a second-place finish in the Class 2A-District 3 tournament and a spot in the regional tournament. ...more

January 1, 2009