SEBRING - As Tropical Storm Fay tracks further to the east, the National Weather Service predicted 11:15 a.m. Tuesday that six to 10 inches of rain could be dumped on the county before Fay leaves the area, with even more in some spots. The gauge at the Highlands County Emergency Operations Center south of Sebring measured 2.87 inches of rain fell since the storm's outer bands reached the county. ...more

August 19, 2008

Fly-In Breakfast AVON PARK - The Fly-In Breakfast held by the Civil Air Patrol 314 and EAA Heartland Chapter 1240 will resume in October through the spring. For more information, call 453-5046. ...more

August 16, 2008

Organizers of the 10th annual Alafia Challenge - a recreational canoe and kayak race - are working feverishly to line up volunteers, something they are finding in short supply. ...more

August 6, 2008

Organizers of the 10th annual Alafia Challenge - a recreational canoe and kayak race - are working feverishly to line up volunteers, something they are finding in short supply. ...more

August 6, 2008

The public is invited to a candidate forum set for 6 p.m. today at the Agri-Civic Center. ...more

July 14, 2008

SEBRING - The public is invited to a candidate forum set for 6 p.m. Monday, July 14 at the Agri-Civic Center. Contested Highlands County Commission races will be part of the forum, followed by sheriff's office candidates. Highlands Today is sponsoring the forum and it will be moderated by Richard Hensley, editor of the paper. ...more

July 10, 2008

A $1 million expansion of the recreational facilities at Carrollwood Elementary School is expected to begin in the next two weeks. ...more

July 5, 2008

CARROLLWOOD A $1 million expansion of the recreational facilities at Carrollwood Elementary School is expected to begin in the next two weeks. ...more

June 30, 2008

Free Parent Workshop On Kids & Money Slated SEBRING — The next parent workshop on "The ABCs of Teaching Your Kids About Money" is scheduled at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 at the Highlands County YMCA. The workshop was created to help parents teach their children, specifically teenagers and young adults, basic knowledge about financial concepts. There is no charge to attend and is open to all families. ...more

June 28, 2008

SEBRING — An enthusiastic crowd of more than 200 people filled the parking lot of the Agri-Civic Center Wednesday for the first-ever Highlands County Conservation Connection community festival. "We will definitely have another event, because it was a good community event," said Corine Burgess, the natural resources specialist for the county's Soil & Water Conservation District. Representatives of 17 county, regional and state environmental agencies not only passed out information and answered questions, but also had displays and handed out dozens of "give-aways." The crowd would have been much larger, many festival goers said, if it was held on a Saturday instead of a week day and if it also was held in the winter instead of during the heat of late June. ...more

June 26, 2008