Ever been to Ethiopia? Margaret Dewey has. "I live in a community of streets named mostly for countries in Africa: Liberia, Upper Volta, Somalia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Dahomey, Ethiopia, and Ghana," Dewey wrote. "The entrance to our village, off of Sparta Road, is Sudan Mission Road. The majority of our residents are retired missionaries who worked in Africa. ...more

December 28, 2009

No one was injured in a DeSoto City house fire Sunday morning that started in the fireplace and spread to the attic. ...more

December 22, 2009

They might be classified as man's best friend, but dogs are still animals with animal instincts that sometimes come to the surface - with tragic results. ...more

December 17, 2009

Some problems just don't have a good solution, but surely there's more that can be done to keep people from carelessly owning vicious dogs that attack people or other pets. ...more

December 16, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Animal Control are continuing to search the Leisure Lakes area for two dogs that reportedly snatched a small Yorkshire terrier away from its owner and killed it Monday morning. ...more

December 15, 2009

A dispatch went out at about noon Tuesday about a brush fire close to a house in the 1500 block of Lake Josephine Drive. ...more

November 19, 2009

Electrical issues appear to be the cause of a small fire that damaged a mobile home Tuesday afternoon at the Lake Josephine RV park. ...more

November 19, 2009

The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during November and December on the Jack Creek property in Highlands County. ...more

November 10, 2009

The state fire marshal's office is continuing to investigate a Friday night fire in the Leisure Lakes community. ...more

October 28, 2009

The Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce honored those who give their time and talents to the community during the annual awards banquet Thursday night at Placid Lakes Country Club. ...more

October 25, 2009