Today, Rikelle Purcell is the face of unemployment. Purcell was working at Authorized TV in Blairsville, Ga., but she moved to Sebring, hoping to find a better job. She wound up with more of the same: here, she's an office manager for Appliance Hospital, handling customer telephone calls, scheduling service calls, routing service trucks. ...more

March 9, 2009

Florida might have a soaring unemployment rate and large store chains might be liquidating or shutting down, but the national trends have been encouraging to some retail analysts. ...more

March 7, 2009

A dance is scheduled from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Sebring Village Clubhouse, behind Wal-Mart near Schumacher Road. ...more

March 7, 2009

In today's confusing and disheartening economic landscape, it's more important than ever to navigate carefully — and make the right turns. ...more

March 6, 2009

It started as a whim. Vickie Porter had just discovered the perfect song for her slide show. "A New Dawn" by Daniel Kirkley was just what she needed to accompany a montage of photos documenting the work at a local shelter for victims of domestic violence. ...more

March 6, 2009

Eight local business owners have signed a charter stating that small business is important to the community, said Randy Jordon, owner of Jordon & Son Jewelers. ...more

March 6, 2009

Highlands County is launching a discount card program to help residents with the rising price of prescription drugs, according to a press release from the county ...more

March 4, 2009

St. Petersburg police officer Stephen Mathews had the day off Monday, but when he heard radio transmissions of shots fired during a drug bust gone wrong, he decided he had to help. ...more

March 4, 2009

Two Wal-Mart employees apprehended a man after they observed him stealing several items and leaving the store without paying for them, deputies said. ...more

March 3, 2009

St. Petersburg police officer Stephen Mathews had the day off today, but when he heard radio transmissions of shots fired during a drug bust gone wrong, he decided he had to help. ...more

March 3, 2009