An Avon Park man stopped for riding his bike at night without proper lighting was subsequently arrested after police reportedly found cocaine in his shoe. ...more

July 21, 2009

For those who know when these popular annual events roll around, we salute your memory. For those who don't, here's the list OCTOBER The Apple Festival SEBRING The Palms of Sebring retirement community will hold its 12th annual Apple Festival Oct. 2, 3, and 4 in a different location this year. Due to renovations at the Palms of Sebring, this year's event will at Blough Hall at the Church of the Brethren, which is across the street from the Palms of Sebring, on the corner of Oak Avenue and South Pine Street. The entrance for this event is on Oak Avenue. ...more

September 27, 2008

The city scaled back on plans to rebuild Donaldson Park's parking lot after it found out that it would only get $135,611 of a $200,000 grant it requested, Projects Manager Maria Sutherland said last week. ...more

August 11, 2008

The boat ramps at lakes Verona and Lotela were both re opened last Wednesday after they were damaged in washouts, city Risk Manager Kathy Bennett said. ...more

July 31, 2008

The city of Avon Park Recreation Department is offering a tennis clinic for boys and girls grades 5-10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. from July 7 through Aug. 1 at the Donaldson Park tennis courts in downtown Avon Park. Camp days are Tuesday.s Thursdays and Friday's and the cost is $25 per person. Fee includes beginners tennis raquet and a t-shirt. For more information contact the Avon Park Recreation Department at 863-452-4414. ...more

July 9, 2008

AVON PARK – From 7:30-10:30 p.m. on July 4, there will be a road closure eastbound on East Main Street from Delaney Avenue to A Miracle Avenue, and westbound on Main Street from Verona Avenue to A Miracle Avenue. ...more

July 3, 2008

SEBRING — So just how little water could remain in lakes Anoka and Placid without disrupting the lakes' environment? How low can Lake Verona go without making Donaldson Park any less enjoyable? The Southwest Florida Water Management District, which monitors those lakes as well as lakes Tulane, Denton and Angelo, wants to get public input Tuesday evening on that and other questions as the district determines new rules on the lakes' minimum water levels. Those levels are set by SWFWMD to determine the point where further drops in the lake level –– from natural causes or from people drawing water out –– could affect the surrounding environment as well as the lake's recreational use. As Chief Environmental Scientist Douglas Leeper wrote in a letter from SWFWMD's Resource Conservation and Development Department, the minimum levels "protect lakes from impacts associated with ground water and surface water withdrawals." ...more

November 19, 2007