New Year's Resolutions 2009

The ball has dropped on another year, 2009 has arrived and resolutions are often a part of it. ...more

January 1, 2009

Benton: 'I'm A Law Enforcement Officer Because I Care'

Who is Susan Benton? She's lived in Highlands County since 1978, she's worked in highly visible jobs with the county and the sheriff's office. And she's been sheriff nearly four years. ...more

October 23, 2008

Church To Have Own Home

A new church is rising on an 18-acre tract on the south side of Van Dyke Road, just east of Gunn Highway. ...more

August 13, 2008

Pastor Provides A Healing Transition

Steve Ezra believes in the healing power of God's grace. As the newly appointed pastor at St. James United Methodist Church, he leads a congregation whose previous pastor, Brian James, stepped down after revealing his addiction to online pornography. ...more

August 13, 2008

Paper Makes Obama Prayer Public

Barack Obama's visit to the Western Wall was a public event. The handwritten prayer he left there was meant to be private. ...more

July 26, 2008

Out Of South Africa

Patrick Rattey and his family have been in America only since May. They scurried to sell their South African possessions and make their transcontinental leap. As the new music director and praise and worship leader at First Baptist Church of Spring Hill, Rattey feels certain this is where Christ wants him to serve. ...more

July 12, 2008

Interim Pastor Says Goodbye

How can a pastor who only has lived here for 20 months help a church to renew and grow? ...more

June 7, 2008

Conference Addresses Women's Issues

A day and a half conference designed to invigorate the spiritual path for women is scheduled for early February at Idlewild Baptist Church. ...more

January 9, 2008

Conference To Focus On Women's Issues