Joseph Dionne, director of Highlands County Veterans Services, said Thursday the claim by the Highlands County Builders Association that no local subcontractors are working on the new Veterans Services building is wrong. ...more

April 24, 2009

Nominees have been named for King Pithla and Queen Chasco who will reign over festivities during the 2009 Chasco Fiesta. The new royal couple will be crowned at the Coronation Ball on Friday, March 20, at Spartan Manor, 6121 Massachusetts Ave., New Port Richey. This year's Chasco Fiesta will take place March 19 - 29. ...more

March 11, 2009

Guest speakers at today's monthly meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association will update county plans for the Sebring Parkway and construction of the new Veterans Services Building. ...more

January 12, 2009

Military veterans and county taxpayers received good news Tuesday morning as Highlands County commissioners awarded a construction contract for the new Veterans Services building. ...more

November 26, 2008

On Sunday, we were proud to have many join us at Heron's Garden in Lake Placid, the site of the annual 9-11 ceremony started by Stanford many years ago. This program was arranged for the sole purpose of dedicating a flag pole with a plaque commemorating the 9-11 disaster. ...more

November 26, 2008

The Veterans Council of Highlands County would like to thank the local newspapers for their support and coverage of all the veterans activities and local veteran events. Our most recent yard sale was a wonderful success, due in part to your cooperation and support. ...more

November 21, 2008

Veterans Protest Council Leader Veterans packed City Hall on Monday to protest one of their own, City Council President Luis Lopez. ...more

October 19, 2008

Veterans packed City Hall on Monday to protest one of their own, City Council President Luis Lopez. ...more

October 15, 2008

The space for the Highlands County Veterans Services building - which serves more than 1,000 veterans per month - will increase tenfold. ...more

August 27, 2008

SEBRING — Congressman Mahoney will tour the site of the new Veterans Services Building, for which he helped secure a $400,000 grant to expand the office's capacity to assist local Veterans, from noon until 1:30 p.m.on Saturday, June 21, located at 7205 S. George Blvd. Sebring. Mahoney will also present an official flag to the Highlands Veterans Service Officer, Joseph A. Dionne. Joseph plans to walk the Congressman back to the property site of the proposed new VSO building. ...more

June 20, 2008