The August Garden of the Month goes to Judy and Herb Roberts, who live on Concord Way in Walden Lake. ...more

November 4, 2009

A 41-year-old man was shot in the upper thigh during a home invasion at his Bradenton home this morning, Manatee County deputies say. Jorge Santaella was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg for treatment. ...more

July 27, 2009

We would like to thank the community, performance groups and staff of Highlands Hammock State Park who made our Music in the Park series of seven concerts for the 2008-2009 season so successful. Our citizen support organization known as Friends of Highlands Hammock State Park actively seeks to improve our beautiful park and improve enjoyment of its facilities for the general public. Back Porch Revival, the Roger and Penny Decker Band, California Toe Jam (twice,) Rambling Rose Band, Wirebeaters Band and Groovus played to supportive crowds from Avon Park, Sebring, Lake Placid and Wauchula throughout the past concert series. Many of our northern visitors took the opportunity to take in Music in the Park concerts during their stay in our community. All of these helped our Friends of Highlands Hammock State Park raise thousands of needed dollars for park improvements. ...more

May 23, 2009

House fire kills dog ...more

April 26, 2009

Look no further for something to do this weekend - the Avon Park Chamber of Commerce is putting on the 30th annual Springtime on the Mall. ...more

March 26, 2009

Power tools can make a homeowner's chores much easier - and for some, much more fun. ...more

March 25, 2009

Time To Take Down The Bird Feeder I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. ...more

February 27, 2009

PASCO COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULE 8 a.m.: Youth hog show, Albert A. Barthle Livestock Pavilion ...more

February 21, 2009

The thing about the Back Porch Stage, a narrow patch of unpaved possibility between Higgins Hall and Clayton Auditorium - the unfortunate thing, really - is that you pretty much have to be going there to get there. ...more

February 20, 2009

Summertree residents complain it's like talking to a brick wall. They say state officials have refused to correct a problem with the subdivision's barrier wall dating from the widening of S.R. 52 several years ago. ...more

February 18, 2009