Pinellas County deputies used a helicopter and a K-9 unit to track down the man they say attacked a homeless couple with a brick and then raped the woman. ...more

February 15, 2008

At approximately 12:15 p.m., Highlands County Emergency Management Officials and firefighters were asked to respond to a structure fire at 942 Peachtree Drive, in Lake Placid's Leisure Lakes subdivision. ...more

February 14, 2008

Commissioner Bill Dodson announced Tuesday that he is running for a third term on the city commission. ...more

December 8, 2007

LAKE PLACID – RE/MAX Realty Plus II is going to be moving from its current location up U.S. 27 a bit to a standalone building in Lake Placid. The brokers and owners of RE/MAX Realty Plus and RE/MAX Realty Plus II purchased the ERA Advanced All Service Realty office in Lake Placid from broker/owner Ronnie Carter last month. It is located at the corner of U. S. 27 and Lakeview Road. The address is 801 U.S. 27 N. Laura Shirley, broker/owner of RE/MAX Realty Plus II, said the nine agents and two office staff members are expected to move into the new location by the middle of December. Both the interior and the exterior of the building are being repainted. New carpet and doors will be installed and the kitchen is going to be redone. Office spaces are also being added. ...more

November 11, 2007

The Dade City Garden Club will host its second Fall Garden Tour and Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. ...more

October 31, 2007

Another skirmish took place this week in the war between rural life and encroaching development, as Marta Hunt sought to put up a fence in front of her home. ...more

October 11, 2007

Never before has a hole in the ground been so widely anticipated, and no one gets more credit for that happening than a young lady whose donation perhaps makes it possible. When the Highlands County Family YMCA pool gets build, it will be called the Capt. Justin K. Ward Aquatic Center. Many will not know that Justin K. Ward was an Army captain killed in a car accident but his memory will live each time someone takes a dip in the pool or learns how to swim. ...more

October 2, 2007

A 20-year-old Sebring man was arrested after Highlands County Deputy Shannon Purvis observed him walking away from Food Town after the convenience store closed. ...more

September 23, 2007

TAMPA - A 15-year-old needed 18 stitches and a 13-year-old's nose was broken by a brick during an altercation with neighbors who were wielding machetes on Monday, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

September 17, 2007