As a breeze blows across the Peace River giving downtown Punta Gorda an early sense of spring, a buzz about baseball generates a surge of excitement. ...more

February 21, 2009

SEBRING On Tuesday, nine of the 15 beds at Sebring's Peace River Center - a refuge for victims of domestic violence - were filled. ...more

February 18, 2009

Peace River Electric Cooperative (PRECO) has announced its new administrative building will open its doors to members on Monday, Feb. 9. The new facility, located at 210 Metheny Road, Wauchula, will replace its current office. ...more

February 8, 2009

In an orange grove east of here, rows of tree stumps mark the hard reality of an endemic disease that growers fear could cripple Florida's $9.3 billion citrus industry. ...more

December 21, 2008

Just call Jahquez Tucker the I-75 baby. Jahquez was born Wednesday in the passenger seat of a 1998 green Ford Explorer on the side of Interstate 75. ...more

October 12, 2008

Once-a-week watering restrictions will continue for at least five more months. ...more

October 1, 2008

People in Desoto County are preparing for tropical storm winds pushing 39 mph and may see gusts as high as 50 mph. ...more

August 19, 2008

The rain is beginning to intensify, and tropical wind gusts of up to 39 mph are expected. ...more

August 19, 2008

"People would come from places like Lake Wales to shop at the mall not realizing that 'mall' has different meanings," long time resident Larry Albritton told a group gathered at the Avon Park Historic Museum last Sunday. Avon Park's "Mile Long Mall" is the kind that is defined as "a public area often set with shade trees." Not the kind designed for shoppers. Although Larry did say that when he moved over from Wauchula back in 1958 the city had three department stores operating along the mall. When he moved here it was also "a time when all the buildings were occupied," he said with a touch of nostalgia in his voice. ...more

July 26, 2008

Due to a downturn in economic conditions, victims of domestic violence are staying in abusive situations longer and, as a result, often are more badly abused, according to Joy Kruppa, director of victim's services at the Peace River Rape Recovery and Resource Center. ...more

July 18, 2008