He won't be dressing up in a red suit, but City Manager Billy Poe hopes to play Santa this year for employees who have gone two years without a pay raise. ...more

December 5, 2009

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break contracts on smart phones. ...more

December 5, 2009

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. McAllister for his letter on Nov. 24. This was just what the Tea Party movement needed: some left wing nut to remind us why we are holding tea parties. And, he gave us lots more exposure than any of the newspapers in Highlands County, so again thanks Mr. McAllister. But, I do need to correct some of the things that he said: ...more

December 3, 2009

Fresh off impressive wins against Florida State, then-No. 2 Michigan State and Rutgers, Florida jumped from unranked to 13th in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll. ...more

December 1, 2009

I have written to you previously about a potential vote our condominium complex entertained to opt out of the state statute. This was recommended by our management company. ...more

November 29, 2009

Tammy Taylor, 43, of Avon Park, was arrested Monday on a warrant charging her with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. ...more

November 28, 2009

An armed intruder who authorities say broke into a home late Thanksgiving Day night and held residents at gunpoint, remained in jail this morning, held without bail. ...more

November 27, 2009

Pasco County is moving its foreclosure auctions from the courthouse to the Internet. ...more

November 27, 2009

I am outraged by Ron Smith's comment ("Agency spends $20,000 on food," front page, Nov. 24) regarding the excessive catering bills for the working lunches: "I think you're nitpicking, end of subject." I have had working lunches in my lifetime, but they never came anywhere near $155.94, even with the tip included. ...more

November 27, 2009

A Sebring woman was arrested Monday on a warrant alleging she took tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly woman's accounts while acting as her power of attorney. ...more

November 26, 2009