Special Olympians from a half-dozen eastern Hillsborough County schools converged on Durant High recently to gauge the success of months of training for this month's regional competition. ...more

March 4, 2009

Cheryll Arnold said this winter has been "pretty cold" in Mountain City, Tenn., and she is ready for a change. ...more

February 4, 2009

With the economy faltering, local social services agencies are preparing to help more children than ever in need of free school supplies. ...more

July 30, 2008

When talk turned to allowing women into the Kiwanis Club two decades ago, more than a few members of the all-male club were in an uproar. ...more

February 20, 2008

AVON PARK — With World War II veterans quickly dying off, newer veterans not replacing them and members all around showing up a bit less, some of the service organizations in Highlands County are finding both their contributions and their treasuries thinning out. V.F.W. Post 9853 Quartermaster Cesar Pinzon saw a sharp drop this year from last year's contributions to the post's fundraising drives for Operation Uplink, a state-wide effort that donates phone cards to servicemen deployed overseas. Last year, which started June 1, 2006, Pinzon said they raised nearly $4,000 for Operation Uplink. In fact, the post ranked second in the state that year in fundraising for that effort, which Pinzon called a "banner year" for them. ...more

January 7, 2008

Chamberlain had the volunteers, the energy and the experience with festivals. ...more

October 25, 2007