Celebrating DeSoto County’s colorful heritage and our tasty food was the focus of Saturday’s 2nd Annual Florida Cracker Meal at the Turner Center. Traditional cracker cuisine, music, stories, costumes and contests highlighted the fun evening hosted by the DeSoto County Historical Society. Ev…
If things go as planned, Arcadia’s Yellow Deli Bakery should open this month. After all the speculation, it’s a reality. It’s a spin-off of the famous Yellow Deli diners in American cities and some foreign countries. First the bakery, then a Yellow Deli down the road, its owners said of plan…
It was a “Customer Appreciation Party” Sunday at the Tree of Knowledge Park in Arcadia. The event, which coincided with the Cinco de Mayo holiday, was sponsored by Sigue Corp., the Arcadia company that DeSoto migrant workers will use to transfer earnings to families in Mexico. The celebratio…
An ark brings to mind a safe haven and new beginnings in an uncertain world.
DeSoto and surrounding counties turned out in huge numbers on Monday to honor Bradley James Gregrich, an EMT/Firefighter with DeSoto County Fire Rescue. Firefighter brothers and sisters, DeSoto administrators, friends and family gave Brad Gregrich a first-responder’s send-off of the first or…
DeSoto County High School students travelled in time to a “Roaring ‘20s” prom Saturday at the Turner Center. Yes, there was Prohibition—against anyone not having fun. Couples, friends and chaperones made their way into a magical place draped in gorgeous black-white-silver ceiling decorations…
Arcadians celebrating Good Friday/Easter/Passover did so with egg hunts, church services, family dinners and a downtown walk sponsored by the Ministerial Association of DeSoto County. Photographer Priscilla McDaniel documented the Prayer Walk on Friday and Sunday services at Pine Level Unite…
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