A hard-fought race for Highlands County Sheriff ended Nov. 4 with the re-election of Susan Benton. ...more

December 31, 2008

The opponents in the races for sheriff and clerk of courts did the most sparring Monday morning as all eight candidates running for the four countywide offices on the Nov. 4 ballot spoke at the Highlands County Homeowners Association. ...more

October 14, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton is excited to talk about her office's new $11.1 million law enforcement facility that is scheduled to begin construction next year off of West George Boulevard, just west of U.S. 27, in south Sebring. "(The new facility) will be an important development, which will help with the health and safety of our staff," said Benton. On Wednesday afternoon, Benton, along with several employees from the sheriff's office, were present for a meeting in front of new site-facility designer Architects Design Group Inc., of Winter Park, at the DeSoto City Volunteer Fire Department station. ...more

December 6, 2007