4A-8 GIRLS SOCCER For a third straight season, Gulf ousts Sharks in double overtime as freshman Alicia Schulman's corner kick is headed in by sophomore Dani Schulman at 97 minutes for the game winner. SHARKS GO ONE-AND-DONE FOR 5TH STRAIGHT WINTER ...more

January 22, 2009

Parent, church and school volunteers are busy rolling out the rides and readying the Big Top for the 39th annual Novemberfest, the key fundraiser for Nativity Catholic School and religious education programs at Nativity Catholic Church. Attendance at the carnival typically tops 100,000. ...more

November 5, 2008

Just because the smoke has cleared here in Highlands County doesn't mean that competitive barbecuing has come to an end in the area. In fact there is one going on in Wauchula today. And last week by far the largest Florida state contest was held up in Lakeland. At our 12 Hours of BBQ contest there were a total of 42 teams. In Lakeland they had almost 60 professional teams, 80 backyard teams and around 20 kiddie teams. That's a lot of smokin' going on, and a lot of barbecue enthusiasts. And, of course, during this time of our political cycle where there's a crowd of more than three people there is a candidate trying to garner just one more vote. Last Saturday in Lakeland was no exception. Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee siezed the opportunity to shake a few hands. Through the sea of people attending the cook-off I saw some TV cameras and boom mikes and went to see what was going on. It was Huckabee who was the focus of their attention. Since there weren't any more than maybe 20 non-media people around him I elbowed my way to the front of the group. I got to shake his hand and exchange a few pleasantries. What I didn't share with him however was the fact that I had already taken advantage of Joe Campbell's convenient offer to beat the rush and voted early at the county building. ...more

February 2, 2008

Although some health experts claim that organic produce is more nutritious than conventional, most scientists aren't sure. ...more

November 23, 2007