SEBRING — Progress Energy linemen are working Thursday morning to restore electricity to pockets of residents throughout the county without electricity. Chad Demerre, lineman apprentice with Progress Energy, said small outages, affecting less than 200 customers, are common when the weather suddenly becomes cold. ...more

January 3, 2008

After taking off their shoes, emptying their pockets and passing through the security checkpoint, travelers at some major U.S. airports now can roll up a sleeve and get a flu shot. ...more

December 6, 2007

Fred Palensar of Holiday says the owners of the Tampa Bay Rays should use their own money, not tax dollars, to build a new stadium for the ball club. ...more

November 24, 2007

Mike Tyson ate sloppy joes and read the mobster epic "American Gangster" during his 24-hour jail term for a DUI conviction. ...more

November 22, 2007

A man stopped for speeding on Interstate 275 near Bearss Avenue was charged Friday with trafficking in cocaine after a search of his pockets and vehicle turned up 14 individually wrapped packets of the drug, an arrest report states. ...more

November 17, 2007

A man stopped for speeding on Interstate 275 near Bearss Avenue was charged this morning with trafficking in cocaine after a search of his pockets and vehicle turned up 14 individually wrapped packets of the drug, an arrest report states. ...more

November 16, 2007

A local man facing burglary charges told police that stealing from cars wasn't wrong, Tampa police say. ...more

October 23, 2007

TAMPA - A local man facing burglary charges told police that stealing from cars wasn't wrong, Tampa police say. Kevin Renaldo Mapes, 20, told an officer "that if someone is stupid enough to leave their car unlocked, it's OK to take their stuff," an arrest affidavit states. "The [defendant] stated that he lets people know he's bipolar because it helps him in court." ...more

October 22, 2007

I find the news that our Highlands County government is going into business very disturbing. Isn't the role of the county government to promote an economic base for our community and to encourage investment by the private sector? ...more

October 18, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY An attacker left a 33-year-old Tampa man with life-threatening injuries, sheriff's reports state. ...more

September 25, 2007