LAND O' LAKES - For singles seeking a literate Valentine this year, the Land O' Lakes Branch Library will host a free Book Lover's Speed Dating activity from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the library, 2818 Collier Parkway in Land O' Lakes. ...more

February 7, 2008

LAKE PLACID — John Komasa likes to scuba dive, ride a bike, read and just get out and take walks. Although an accountant by trade, he seems like a natural for a recreation director, and that's what he became a year and a half ago when he headed Lake Placid's parks and recreation department. "I'm not in as good as shape as I used to be, and I took this job to get from behind the desk," he said. ...more

January 14, 2008

Different school, same result for Sunlake junior Brad Morrison. Morrison qualified for the FHSAA state swimming and diving championships Friday by winning the 100-yard backstroke at the Class 2A-Region 2 championships at Indian River Community College. His second-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:48.14) makes him a likely state participant in that event, too. ...more

October 29, 2007

WAUCHULA – The Hardee County Economic Development Council, Hardee County Chamber of Commerce, Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative and the Florida Foreign Trade Association will be hosting an exporting workshop Oct. 4 at the Heartland Workforce Hardee One-Stop Career Center from 8 to 11 a.m. The center is located at 205 Carlton St in Wauchula. The workshop is designed for company decision makers who are considering exporting or wanting to expand existing exports. Hardee County is hosting an inbound trade mission bringing foreign buyers from Peru to Hardee on Oct. 17 to spotlight business partnerships in the Heartland. ...more

September 23, 2007