Among its estimable charms is that Zephyrhills is not a town to put on airs. Not that it couldn't. ...more

March 12, 2010

In February, Zephyrhills Correctional Institution Warden Sammy Hill resigned amid allegations of administrative wrongdoing. Now details of the investigation have come to light. ...more

March 4, 2010

Lunchtime can be crunch time at some Highlands County district schools thanks to cafeterias originally designed and built for much fewer students. ...more

February 15, 2010

A motivational speaker who led a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona that turned deadly said he feels horrible about what happened but declined to comment on whether he was responsible for the deaths. ...more

January 25, 2010

Exactly 12 months ago, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were surprised to be greeted by throngs of eager fans of the novel "Twilight" at the premiere of the big-screen adaptation. ...more

November 17, 2009

It was getting on in the afternoon when Jim Norman finally cut to the chase and summed up the situation with some accuracy. ...more

October 23, 2009

Whenever I hear that someone hits the lottery or some other big windfall, I say to myself, "Why can't they share it with me?" Well, my wife and I were shopping a few weeks ago, and when lunchtime came around we ate at the nearest place that we could find. ...more

August 22, 2009

Downtown denizens flocked to a not-yet-open pizza joint this afternoon, cashing in on a free lunch. ...more

March 10, 2009

PLANT CITY Reserved seats to Taylor Swift's March 1 concert at the Florida Strawberry Festival have sold out. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Florida Strawberry Festival has its first sold-out show of the season. Reserved seats to the March 1 concert by Taylor Swift have all been sold, festival General Manager Paul Davis said today. ...more

January 22, 2009