A resident in our condominium is creating serious problems with threats. He has threatened many of our children and adults to the point of saying he has a gun and will kill them. There have been 23 calls to the police in response to his threats. The police say they cannot do anything. Our association attorney says the same. We would like to know if this answer is correct. ...more

June 5, 2008

SEBRING — Green isn't the only color cultivated and prized by Highlands County groundskeepers. Eileen Beck, groundskeeper supervisor, oversees a crew of three county employees who trim, plant, irrigate, mow and maintain the 40 county-owned building sites, from nearly end-to-end. "We like to have color," Beck said, "and something is always in bloom." All three municipal libraries, the health department, the courthouse and the Agri-Civic Center are just a few of the rotating stops the crew hits at least once a week, or sometimes twice weekly during the rainy summer months. The landscaping around the sign at the Highlands County Government Center recently got a sprucing up from the crew. Marigolds, croton plants, Indian hawthorns and crepe myrtles, separated by mulch, surround the county marker. ...more

February 10, 2008

Mr. Reark, I'm responding to your completely misunderstood retort to my November letter regarding the bombing range. Your inability to comprehend what you read is astonishing. ...more

December 20, 2007

One operation went awry after an experienced brain surgeon insisted to a nurse he knew what side of the head to operate on - but got it wrong. ...more

December 15, 2007

Veterans who go to James A. Haley VA Medical Center for mental health care are unknowingly treated by psychologists who are inexperienced and not fully licensed, according to a complaint filed last week with a state board. ...more

December 5, 2007

TAMPA - A freshwater amoeba suspected in two Central Florida deaths within a month is largely a mystery to doctors because cases of the brain infection it causes are so rare. The Florida Department of Health is investigating the two deaths to see whether the victims died from a rare infection caused by a microscopic creature that lives in every body of freshwater in the state. ...more

September 6, 2007