Students from Chamberlain High's Adult and Community School recently celebrated the holidays with a day of tradition and culture. ...more

December 29, 2007

Salvation Army Maj. Richard Hathorn knew when and where it would happen, but he still doesn't know who slipped the $1,000 bill into one of the charity's Christmas kettles. ...more

December 25, 2007

TAMPA - On Christmas Eve, the network of radar stations established to detect bomber or missile attacks on the U.S. and Canada turns its technology to tracking the global progress of Santa. The military predecessor of the North American Air Defense Command started tracking Santa in 1955. ...more

December 24, 2007

Reporter Mandy Sheets is writing an article about Christmas traditions around the world. If you have a tradition specific to your native country, contact Mandy Sheets at 386-5829 or msheets@highlandstoday.com. ...more

December 18, 2007

* In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the "The Star-Spangled Banner," a poem, set to a well-known British drinking song, "To Anacreon in Heaven." ...more

November 26, 2007

DEAR ABBY: My mother died when I was 27. It was a very difficult time in my life -- everything seemed to fall apart. I lost my job, and then my utilities were turned off. I had to take cold showers for six months. ...more

November 22, 2007

Grace Christian soccer has a tradition of excellence in the Florida Christian Conference, with championship runs from 1993-2000 and two more in 2004 and '05. Last season, however, Grace found itself in unfamiliar territory at the end of the season - not in the FCC championship game. ...more

November 21, 2007

Teachers stepped aside for the day at the Great American Teach-In. Hundreds of people from all walks of life - soldiers, law enforcement officers, politicians and college students - shared stories about their work or other interests at the Nov. 14 event. The teach-in has been an annual tradition in area schools for a number of years. ...more

November 21, 2007

In the eyes of many New Jersey state workers, the governor is the Grinch who stole the day after Thanksgiving. ...more

November 18, 2007

The annual Fall Festival at St. Patrick Catholic Church offered a full harvest of treats for the eyes, ears and taste buds. ...more

October 27, 2007