The community lost one of its cultural leaders with the death Wednesday of Jo Brenner, 70, of Sebring, who was the wife of downtown Sebring merchant Gene Brenner. They shared 30 years of marriage together. ...more

October 23, 2009

An autopsy is pending for a Florida man whose body was found entangled in a bulldozer. ...more

August 30, 2009

A St. Petersburg nursing home resident was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he yanked a woman out of her wheelchair because she turned on the television while he was sleeping, according to authorities. ...more

August 27, 2009

Jo Brenner, president of the Heartland Cultural Alliance (HCA), the arts council of Highlands County, is concerned that not everyone has equal access to culture. ...more

March 16, 2009

The Sebring City Council, the Community Redevelopment Agency and the Planning and Zoning board met Monday to discuss establishing a zoning classification unique to the downtown CRA district. ...more

February 11, 2009

The city of Sebring should consider the disbanding or preservation of the Sebring Historical Preservation Commission. As a preservationist and former chairman of the SHPC, I admit that the organization is totally ineffective and no longer preserving the historical buildings in compliance with the state guidelines and the city of Sebring ordinance. With exception to Lorrie Smith, chairperson, the commissioners would rather bend or ignore the guidelines. I have heard numerous times the members state that proper restoration is too costly, so they allow a building to be renovated instead. ...more

January 9, 2009

Community Redevelopment Agency Chairman Gene Brenner announced the receipt of a resignation letter from Commissioner Jim Rimer at Monday's CRA board meeting. ...more

December 10, 2008

Sue Lewis, director of music ministries for St. John United Methodist Church, pinpointed the issue when she said, "All of us arts organizations share the same problem: getting the word out." ...more

November 13, 2008

Voting in commissioners Gene Brenner and Kathy Malie to their respective chair and vice chair positions on the Community Redevelopment Agency at Tuesday's Sebring City Council meeting seemed like a routine item. ...more

November 9, 2008

A Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency façade grant helped Larry and Rachel Moore add a back deck and driveway to their Rose Avenue home they purchased about three years ago. ...more

September 9, 2008