In the last four days, I have been called three times by Rudy Giuliani, twice by Mitt Romney and once each by three of the other candidates. I have been called by candidates endorsing other candidates. What's next? Will they dig up dead relatives and old girlfriends to entice me to vote for them? ...more

January 26, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE - Century Communications has filed a motion to dismiss a breach-of-contract lawsuit brought by Live Oak Preserve's homeowners association. Attorneys for the developer-owned cable company said the association never specified how Century breached the contract. They said Century held up its end of the deal by making "a substantial investment of installing the infrastructure required to perform the agreed upon services." ...more

January 25, 2008

SEBRING — Joseph Paul Graham reportedly admitted to shooting Samuel Tiller, 82, at his Falcon Avenue home on Nov. 24, according to arrest reports provided by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. Graham, 18, of 3806 Leeway Court, Sebring, was arrested on Tuesday, along with Gerald Sanders, 18, of 243 Mandy Circle, Sebring, and Nick Mezie, 17, formerly of Sebring, in connection to Tiller's death. All three suspects were charged with first-degree murder. A representative at Sebring High School confirmed Friday that Graham and Sanders are enrolled as students at the school. Arrest reports indicate that the trio broke into Tiller's residence around 4 a.m. by breaking a window on the north side of the home. Reports state that one of the suspects used the window opening to gain access to the home, then opened the front door of the residence for the other two suspects. ...more

January 19, 2008

TAMPA - A pick up truck slammed into a house, hurling a television at the 97-year-old owner at 1209 Holmes Ave. and causing a gas leak just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said. ...more

January 17, 2008

Esteban Gonzalez Jr. was inside his family's white clapboard home when his mother telephoned just before noon Thursday with horrifying news. ...more

January 2, 2008

Students are on their holiday break from classes, but educators say they shouldn't take a break from reading. ...more

January 2, 2008

Japan's prime minister apologized Tuesday to four people who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products and promised to enact legislation to compensate them. ...more

December 26, 2007

I read the Savvy Senior article, as did most in Highlands County; "Digital TV: what seniors need to know." This article appeared in Highlands Today's Dec. 12 issue. You stated "If your television is hooked up to a cable or satellite service, don't sweat it. You don't have to do anything." According to Comcast, "If you are hooked up to Comcast, you do have to have a converter box." So why are you confusing people in Highlands County? ...more

December 19, 2007

Mary Delgado and Byron Velvick returned to the limelight last week. The initial public exposure came three years ago when Velvick proposed to Delgado during an episode of the television show "The Bachelor." ...more

November 27, 2007

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies are scouring a Pebble Creek subdivision northeast of Tampa this afternoon looking for a trio of burglars, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. At 2:15 p.m., Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to a home invasion robbery at a home on Big Pond Way in Tampa. ...more

October 31, 2007