Volunteer Way and River Ridge Presbyterian Church officials discuss a concept to grow crops locally to help supply the food bank, which faces frequent shortages ...more

February 12, 2008

SEBRING — A new Catholic school is scheduled to open in August in Sebring. St. Catherine Catholic School, which will be based at the St. Catherine Catholic Church, will have classes for pre-kindergarten 3-year-olds through second grade, said Rosemary Bratton, the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Venice in Florida. This would be the first Catholic school to open in the Florida Heartland. Currently, the closest Catholic schools to Highlands County are in Winter Haven, Lakeland and Port Charolette. The Diocese of Venice decided on opening the school after considering the growing population of Highlands County and the growing number of Catholic families here. Bratton said that St. Catherine's pastor, José González, performed a survey and determined that there was a demand for it. ...more

February 4, 2008

Faith Lutheran Church, a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregation in Dunedin, celebrates its 50-year anniversary this weekend. The church of using 21st century technology to hone its mission. ...more

February 2, 2008

In some cases, the third time is the charm. For the owner of a Hillsborough Avenue gas station and convenience store, it was the fifth or maybe the sixth or seventh time. ...more

January 23, 2008

Oh, he's got stories. Lots of them. That's what happens when you grow up and grow old in just one church. ...more

January 19, 2008

Korean War veteran Bob Mitchell's voice quivered with emotion. Before him sat people affected by war. Behind him waved 4,381 flags representing the number of American troops' lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

January 19, 2008

Korean War veteran Bob Mitchell's voice quivered with emotion. Before him sat people affected by war. Behind him waved 4,381 flags representing the number of American troops' lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

January 19, 2008

Korean War veteran Bob Mitchell's voice quivered with emotion. Before him sat people affected by war. Behind him waved 4,381 flags representing the number of American troops' lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

January 19, 2008

Korean War veteran Bob Mitchell's voice quivered with emotion. Before him sat people affected by war. Behind him waved 4,381 flags representing the number of American troops' lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

January 19, 2008

Korean War veteran Bob Mitchell's voice quivered with emotion. Before him sat people affected by war. Behind him waved 4,381 flags representing the number of American troops' lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

January 18, 2008