AVON PARK – Wal–Mart has opened a temporary hiring center in Avon Park for the new Supercenter that is scheduled to open in August. The nation's largest retailer plans to employ approximately 350 people in the store, located at the corner of Shop 16 Road and U.S. 27. The hiring location, which opened Monday, is at 998 W. Main St., across from the Masonic Lodge. Its hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 8 a.m. – noon Saturday and 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. ...more

June 3, 2008

I am writing in reference to an article in the Highlands Today, May 30: "The first chop of Highlands County's budget-cutting axe fell Thursday. It fell on the proverbial neck of Highlands County Sports Complex, manger Rocky Ellingsworth." This is an outrage! The Highlands County Commission all but promised citizens that the sports complex would be proactively managed, and that a manager would be responsible for keeping the operational costs of the sports complex to a minimum. Let me remind you that about 50 percent of all operational costs were to be recovered from user fees and recreational concession stand profits. While as a taxpayer, I feel that the sports complex was built with little community support, and with little support from taxpayers, the "powers that be" decided that it was a worthy project and spent the money anyway. Yes, a large grant paid for a majority of the construction project. ...more

June 2, 2008

Growing up as a pastor's son in North Carolina, David Shelor never considered following in his father's footsteps. Instead, Shelor focused his efforts on pursuing a career in math and science. ...more

May 31, 2008

Delta Air Lines is cutting at least 1,000 more jobs than it previously planned because the number of employees who accepted voluntary severance offers exceeded the company's goal. ...more

May 31, 2008

There are no easy solutions for the Rays when it comes to finding IF Willy Aybar a spot on the active roster, so they'll have to make a difficult call when he is activated from the disabled list. ...more

May 28, 2008

Every year the American Cancer Society invites cancer survivors to their "Relay For Life." I attended the one on April 26 in Sebring at Firemen's Field. This year all the volunteers and businesses outdid themselves. They must have put in long hours to do such a great job. ...more

May 8, 2008

Oaklane Kennels Pet Resort and Spa owner Sally Cramer has a special relationship with the dogs who visit her Valrico business. ...more

February 14, 2008

A Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy was suspended without pay after she was arrested today on charges of battering her ex-girlfriend and falsely imprisoning her, said sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers. ...more

February 11, 2008

Julio Jones ...more

February 7, 2008

Pasco's biggest city now has a permanent boss at the helm. Tuesday night, the city council voted unanimously to appoint Tom O'Neill, the former public works director and interim city manager, to the job full-time. ...more

February 7, 2008