A woman on Florida's Atlantic coast has sued the owner of a pet cemetery over her pet squirrel monkey's grave. ...more

May 14, 2009

This fall, funeral director Michael DaGrosa celebrated 50 years in the industry. ...more

November 12, 2008

BUSINESS NOTES PHOTOGRAPHERS LAUDED: Edward Booth and Betty Huth, owners of Huth and Booth Portrait Gallery, 11711 Nikki View Drive, Brandon, received the Florida Service Award for service to the profession at the Florida Professional Photographers Annual Convention in Orlando Aug. 27. Huth also received the Distinguished Award in the print competition. Huth and Booth are members of the Riverview and greater Brandon chambers of commerce and the Brandon '86 Rotary Club. For information, call (813) 571-2100 or go to www.hbphoto .com. ...more

September 24, 2008

A backhoe ripped down a mobile home Wednesday where a young mother and her two children were slain. ...more

May 29, 2008

AVON PARK — The Highlands County School Board will not have to pay for a reclaimed "gray water" pipe hook-up at Memorial Elementary School until the city's reclaimed water lines reach within 500 feet of the school. In a split 3-2 vote, the council accepted the compromise in the agreement. Council members Doug Eason and Brenda Gray cast the two dissenting votes. ...more

November 29, 2007

The stories are told in low campfire voices that are almost whispers and they all share the same spooky theme: occurrences not easily explained surround the buildings and houses in historical downtown. ...more

October 24, 2007