The countywide burn ban, which had been in place for the past five weeks, has been rescinded. ...more

April 22, 2009

With blustery winds forecast to continue through this week, the Highlands County commissioners voted Tuesday to extend the county-wide burn ban into its fourth week. ...more

April 9, 2009

With Highlands County rated among the driest counties in the state, the county commissioners met Tuesday in emergency session and extended the countywide burn ban for another seven days. ...more

March 25, 2009

In a surprise phone call this week, Uncle Sam remembered and made good on a grant pledge made three years ago to Highlands County. ...more

March 25, 2009

Saturday is the American Red Cross National Day of Giving and volunteers with the local American Red Cross branch will be at Lakeshore Mall from noon to 4 p.m. to accept donations. ...more

December 12, 2008

The overnight low will drop to 38 degrees on Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. ...more

December 2, 2008

As Hurricane Ike moved west across Cuba Monday afternoon, Highlands County and south Florida residents could let their guard down for this storm. ...more

September 9, 2008

As Hurricane Ike moves west across Cuba, Highlands County and south Florida residents can let their guard down for this storm. "It's going south of us; we are out of the cone of doom," Highlands County Emergency Management Director Bill Nichols said Monday morning. "We are monitoring the storm, though. ...more

September 8, 2008

Neighboring Okeechobee was one of four counties declared major disaster areas Sunday by President George W. Bush in the wake of Tropical Storm Fay, but it's unlikely that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will help any homeowners in Highlands County. ...more

August 26, 2008

After it made landfall in the Keys, Fay surged north off Florida's west coast. Then it made landfall a second time when entering the peninsula. Then slowed down. It sped up. It turned. ...more

August 21, 2008