Austie Heacock began taking a walk Monday for veterans who can't. Heacock calls it a hike, but it's really a long trek - 150 miles or so across the state - to benefit the Wheelin' Sportsmen, which provides the disabled with opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing and birdwatching. ...more

February 4, 2009

Since March 2007 movie fans in Plant City have lived with the hope that a theater would replace the Lake Walden Cinema 8 at 220 W. Alexander St. ...more

July 5, 2008

SEBRING –– A special five-member interview committee will meet Dec. 20 at the Highlands County Government Annex Building to pick a replacement for former county Housing Director Penny Phillippi. The five county commissioners, who will act on the committee's recommendation, have the chance to promote from within the housing department to pick its new leader. Teresa Hofer, now the acting housing director since Phillippi's Dec. 1 departure, is one of the five candidates for the job. ...more

December 14, 2007