Did you know you can borrow movies from your local library? Let’s take a look at the most popular titles for adults in Highlands County so far this year. ‘First Kill,’ directed by Steven C. Miller tops our list this year. “Trying to reconnect with his son Danny, big shot Wall Street broker Will takes […]
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Space, the Final Frontier by Olivia Tooker
“Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space,” – Douglas Adams,The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Ever since the 1950s, us humans haven’t been able to stop sending […]
If you liked the movie, you’ll love the book! by Krystyl Farmer
Do you read the book before you watch the movie? Or do you watch the movie and forget the book even existed? I’m always excited when I find a book on the shelves that was made into a movie. Shocked, I think, “Whoa, I didn’t know that was a book!” Here are some little known […]
“A Land Remembered” Returns to Highlands County By Mary Beth Isaacson
A Land Remembered, by Patrick D. Smith, is perhaps the most beloved work of Florida literature. Published in 1984, the novel chronicles three generations of the MacIvey family, who come to Florida in 1858, rising from poor Crackers struggling to eke out a living in the swamp to cattle, citrus, and land magnates. Smith researched […]
Okeechobee March 2018 Newsletter
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