With blustery winds forecast to continue through this week, the Highlands County commissioners voted Tuesday to extend the county-wide burn ban into its fourth week. ...more

April 9, 2009

A seven-day, countywide burn ban was implemented Tuesday by the Highlands County commissioners. ...more

March 18, 2009

The telephone conversation between the two businessmen concerned an old friend, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and the subject was money - or at least Stevens' feeling about it. ...more

September 23, 2008

Michael Baker is a self-professed barbecue snob. He grew up in a family that would drive a hundred miles out of the way for a good pulled-pork sandwich topped with coleslaw - North Carolina-style. ...more

January 16, 2008

Michael Baker is a self-professed barbecue snob. He grew up in a family that would drive a hundred miles out of the way for a good pulled-pork sandwich topped with coleslaw - North Carolina-style. ...more

January 12, 2008

Six snowmobilers missing in the mountains for 2 1/2 days while a howling blizzard swirled around them were rescued on Monday. They were hungry and cold but unhurt after taking shelter in a cozy cabin and calling 911 on a cell phone when the storm eased. ...more

January 8, 2008