Each month, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 139 sends 25 CARE boxes to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The American Legion, SAL and Auxiliary Post 139 pack and prepare the boxes and pay the postage. All supplies are donated by members of American Legion, Auxiliary, senior ladies groups and through private donations. ...more

September 2, 2009

Got some old televisions and computers you want to dispose of? Then mark this date on your calendar. ...more

December 28, 2008

Got some old televisions and computers you want to dispose of? Then mark this date your calendar. ...more

December 27, 2008

Does it strike anyone else as ironic that so often "going green" requires just the opposite of a gardener? ...more

December 7, 2008

Take steps to protect your pets from your holiday decorations. ...more

December 3, 2008

Leslie Lopez made her annual holiday pilgrimage Friday to Rogers' Christmas Village and left Brooksville laden with a shopping bag. ...more

November 30, 2008

With Black Friday still a week away, the Shops at Wiregrass will kick off holiday shopping this weekend with its "Symphony in Lights" display. ...more

November 22, 2008

With Black Friday still a week away, the Shops at Wiregrass will kick off holiday shopping this weekend with its "Symphony in Lights" display. The program begins tonight and runs until Dec. 31. Designers have coordinated more than 250,000 LED Christmas lights with recorded holiday music performed by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. ...more

November 22, 2008

SEBRING — Christmas decorations are going back into boxes, but what happens to that live tree that brought holiday cheer? Residents just have to cart the tree, with the ornaments and tree stand removed, to the curb and solid waste officials will take care of the rest. Richard Gorman, landfill operation manager for Highlands County, said the county residents' Christmas trees are picked up with the yard waste and mixed with dirt and sand to make a ground cover at the Highlands County Landfill. The ground cover, which is spread over the landfill daily, is used for odor control and as a barrier from intrusion by birds and animals. ...more

December 27, 2007

We spend an awful lot of time and money decking halls and trimming trees for the holidays. Funny thing is, you can never predict which of those decorations will end up being the family treasure. It's not always the prettiest piece, or the most expensive. For many, it's the ornament with the best story that's hung front and center every Christmas. ...more

December 24, 2007