Cracker Barrel is a fixture along interstates in Florida and other states. ...more

December 18, 2007

There's something about the holiday season that makes even the most frugal among us (yup, that would be me) a little splurgy. I have all the decorations I need - nay, more - but still my shopping cart pulls toward the garden center. I want ho-ho red petals, fir-green leaves and snow-white blossoms for the front porch, the faux mantel, the patio. ...more

December 15, 2007

HIGHLAND CITY - Polk County deputies arrested a 31-year-old man for sexual battery after he broke into two homes, claiming to be aroused from cocaine and methamphetamine use, authorities said. James Taylor, of 5531 3rd St., was on probation for burglary of an occupied dwelling, deputies said. ...more

December 9, 2007

How do you know when you meet the real deal? When they know your sister's name and which vegetables you haven't been eating. ...more

December 8, 2007

The SouthShore Regional Library recently commemorated its first anniversary with a daylong celebration that included a student art contest; cartooning class for children; a Ruskin history lesson by Fred Jacobsen, Mac Miller and Mark Dunn; piano performances by Manuel Escadero; the Front Porch Pickers; and a Harry Potter trivia contest. ...more

November 24, 2007

The Friends of the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, will host extravaganza Saturday celebrating the library's first anniversary. ...more

November 5, 2007

They came for one last look, to reflect on a lifetime of memories made, to see old friends and faces from the past. ...more

October 7, 2007

The demolition crew showed up at first light on the second day of August. Within hours, the old frame house that stood at Thomas and Drane streets was little more than a pile of debris. ...more

October 6, 2007

The demolition crew showed up at first light on the second day of August. Within hours, the old frame house that stood at Thomas and Drane streets was little more than a pile of debris waiting to be hauled off in a big red truck. ...more

September 20, 2007

PLANT CITY - A 17-year-old Plant City boy was charged today in the killing of a 26-year-old man on his front porch this month. ...more

September 14, 2007