SEBRING — The pickup truck backed up, the gate swung open, and three hogs were released from a trailer. One by one, they cross the scales. "Two hundred and thirty-eight pounds," came a voice from inside the livestock barn. Whoops went up. Anthony Hargaden smiled. "It was the pie!" shouted his mother, Allison Hargaden. Indeed, it was two pies, and a bottle of water. ...more

February 10, 2008

Born and raised in Tampa, Ty Rodriguez lived in New York City for a while. When he moved back to Tampa almost five years ago, he eventually bought a home in Seminole Heights. ...more

February 7, 2008

Florida strawberry growers are still reeling from last month's freeze. Since the Jan. 3 freeze, strawberry production has dropped more than 30 percent compared with last year, costing growers and farmworkers more than $15 million, the Florida Strawberry Growers Association said Friday. Initially, industry officials projected a 10 percent to 15 percent loss. ...more

February 2, 2008

I turned 50 last month, and my birthday came and went with very little fanfare. ...more

February 2, 2008

The Publix at Walden Woods Shopping Center closed Saturday to make way for a bigger and improved grocery store that is expected to open in July. ...more

January 9, 2008

SEBRING — Break out your matches. Blistering sky, maddogg and sonic boom fireworks are now for sale. Judy Ray will open up her TNT Fireworks stand at 10 a.m. today in front of Albertsons grocery store, located at 3610 U.S. 27 N. "We sell what are called 'safe and sane' fireworks," said Ray. "We don't sell the explosive kind." Fireworks available at the stand include sparklers and stand-up displays that spray multi-colored sparkles and designs. Also available are classics like snakes and party poppers. ...more

December 27, 2007

Change is in the air. Not this week. This week we're wrapped up in the holidays. We still have a few days before we sit down and try to figure out what happened to 2007 and how come nothing seemed to go right while plenty of things went wrong. ...more

December 26, 2007

SEBRING — The shuttle buses were late the first day of school and a false fire alarm on the second day were just a couple of minor glitches for an overall successful debut of the Kindergarten Learning Center. ...more

December 26, 2007

At age 96, Letha Morgan still remembers the exact date her family moved to Ruskin. ...more

December 19, 2007