Holiday homework? Not if this Brevard board member has her way

Floridians take their vacations seriously. Heck, it's one of our key industries, after all. It's a time for travel, family and fun. And it shouldn't be a time when kids have to fret over school assignments, Brevard School Board chairwoman Amy Kneessy says. "As parents, we're going to give it 100 percent for 180 days of the school year, but those three breaks, the kids need a break, too," Kneessy ...

Garden clubs prepare for busy fall, winter activities

Now that families have returned from summer vacations and children are back in school, organizations are recruiting potential members and preparing for fall and winter activities.

NC vacation island to be cleared as Earl nears

Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island were ordered to board the ferries and head for the mainland Wednesday and more evacuations could be on the way as powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe the East Coast.

Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day

A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach.

NC orders barrier island evacuation ahead of Earl

North Carolina officials are ordering tourists and residents to leave a barrier island accessible only by ferries as powerful Hurricane Earl heads toward the U.S. coast.