Gail Brown used solid chipping and good putting to shoot an 80 to grab the first round lead of the Heartland Women's Amateur at Highlands Ridge North on Saturday. ...more

December 8, 2008

Plenty of bad stuff swirls around us these days but all it takes is a look around every now and then to see a lot of good as well. These acts of kindness and wholesomeness are everywhere, if we take time to see them. There's been no better places to witness these things in the last week or so than in Avon Park and Sebring's community Christmas parades. ...more

December 7, 2008

With a field featuring some of the top women golfers in the area, the Heartland Women's Open tees off on Saturday morning. ...more

December 5, 2008

The city's holiday season will kick off when the Sebring Christmas Parade, hosted by the Heartland Young Professionals, begins at 7 p.m. Friday. ...more

December 4, 2008

Youthful exuberance is no match for on-court experience, and Lake Placid girls basketball coach Shonda Lagree hopes that her team is ready for its trial by fire this season. ...more

December 1, 2008

Hosting this year's Sebring Christmas Parade, the Heartland Young Professionals has requested Sebring City Council approval for road closures from 6:30-to-9 p.m. Dec. 5. ...more

November 18, 2008

Sue Lewis, director of music ministries for St. John United Methodist Church, pinpointed the issue when she said, "All of us arts organizations share the same problem: getting the word out." ...more

November 13, 2008

I have to admit I had mixed feeling about being at Highlands Little Theatre's production of "Beauty and the Beast" Saturday night, as I am a big fan of the Heartland Idol contest, and the finale for this season was Saturday night. But since my husband and I have season tickets for the theater and Saturday was our night, we had no choice to miss out on the Idol contest. ...more

November 13, 2008