I appreciate and agree with Chief Williams' comments (Oct 20) concerning day-to-day cooperation between the sheriff's office and the Lake Placid police. ...more

October 28, 2008

Two members of Highlands County's law enforcement community received recognition Monday from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, when members arrived in Highlands County to commend sheriff's agricultural Deputy Fred Tagtmeier and Lake Placid Police Officer Eddie San Miguel for their roles in solving agricultural crimes there. ...more

September 19, 2008

SEBRING — In Lake Placid, a hiring freeze. In Sebring, no money for the Boys and Girls Clubs. At the South Florida Water Management District, web casts instead of off-site meetings. In recessionary times, with constitutional budget cuts and reduced sales tax revenues, governments are saving money any way they can. Highlands County Last year, Vicki Pontius, Highlands County's parks and recreation director, closed the R.K. Butler Campground on Route 721. "It's a nice facility," Pontius said. "People can still use the boat launch and the basketball court, and there's a picnic table." ...more

February 15, 2008