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

This story is about the lives of five Highlands County residents who have been down a dark, lonely road. They were once criminals and addicts who served time in prison or in jail, and are trying to move on with their lives. Most have been "saved" through their faith and now they are asking society for a second chance. Is society ready to give it to them? ...more

February 21, 2010

The warden at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution was asked Thursday to transfer to an administrative position, but he said he would rather retire, a Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman said Thursday. ...more

February 5, 2010

I am writing this in regards to a Jan. 8 cartoon caption in the Highlands Today that really is so far from the truth; it said "And this is where all the money, that would otherwise go to higher education is locked up!" ...more

January 15, 2010

Springstead rolls to fourth straight tournament win this season at Gulf Duals ...more

December 21, 2009

Army Sgt. Samuel Valdez has been missing since he fell overboard in a Feb. 22 training exercise, but he will never be forgotten, friends, family members and fellow soldiers say. ...more

July 20, 2009

A federal jury has found a Spring Hill man guilty of assaulting a flight crew after arriving at Orlando International Airport, the U.S. State Attorney's Office said. ...more

May 21, 2009

For Lynda Valdez, the emotions were too much Thursday when she toured the Army tugboat from which her soldier husband disappeared off the North Carolina coast. ...more

March 4, 2009

For Lynda Valdez, the emotions were too much Thursday when she toured the Army tugboat from which her soldier husband disappeared off the North Carolina coast. Lynda Valdez said she broke down when she and other family members visited the Major General Winfield Scott as they struggled to understand the Sunday accident that left 22-year-old Spc. Samuel Valdez of Plant City missing and presumed dead. ...more

February 27, 2009

It's kind of scary talking to big kids, but it's worth it in the name of recycling. ...more

September 20, 2008