LAKE PLACID — Boy Scout leader Karl Gibson is proud of his Eagle Scout son, but said Travis didn't always follow the Scout motto to "Be Prepared." During Tuesday's Troop 482 meeting at the Scout House, the elder Gibson talked about watching his son as a young scout prepare for an overnight camping trip. Although Travis neglected to fully pack, the father said nothing prior to the outing. "We have to let them find their own way," said Karl Gibson. "Travis had to drink cereal from a coffee cup without a spoon because he forgot everything. We won't let them starve, but they don't learn anything by giving to them." ...more

January 21, 2008

A one-time Republican candidate for a state House seat pleaded guilty Friday to charges he siphoned about $110,000 from the account of a dead man, prosecutors say. ...more

January 14, 2008

CLEARWATER - A one-time Republican candidate for a state House seat pleaded guilty Friday to charges he siphoned about $110,000 from the account of a dead man, prosecutors say. ...more

January 14, 2008

As far as the Boy Scouts of America is concerned, knowing how to confront a bully is now as important as mastering a slip knot. ...more

January 10, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Ralph Jacobi was confident his goal of becoming an Eagle Scout would be accomplished. ...more

January 3, 2008

Kent Roberts has earned the rank of Eagle Scout after completing all requirements, including 100 hours for a service project. ...more

December 19, 2007

Santa Claus will come early to Virginia Park. But it's not the receiving of gifts that has neighbors abuzz, it's the giving. ...more

December 1, 2007

LAKE PLACID — The town's two newest murals were dedicated this week, but no firm plans are in place for when another mural — the 41st — might grace downtown streets. Harriet Porter, who co-founded the Lake Placid Mural Society, spoke at Tuesday's dedication of the town's latest mural to honor Richard Archbold, founder of Archbold Biological Station, and the centennial of his birth. The 184-foot long by 8-foot wide mural is painted on a wall of Miller's Central Air, at 19 Interlake Blvd. The town's longest (but not biggest mural) was created in May and June of this year, by nine-time Lake Placid muralist Keith Goodson. Lake Placid's most popular muralist also painted "Trail to Eagle Scout," located at 204 S. Main Ave. on the wall of Home and Office Essentials, which was dedicated Sunday and painted after the Archbold mural was completed. ...more

November 28, 2007

The full meaning of Zachary Kiser's Boy Scout project didn't hit him until he saw the crosses stacked in the corner of his family's screened-in porch. ...more

November 11, 2007

Sean Hollingsworth of Plant City was elevated to Boy Scouting's highest rank of Eagle Scout on Oct. 11 at a Court of Honor at Lakeland Christian Church. ...more

October 13, 2007