The inaugural Sebring Chamber of Commerce Run For Business 5k run/walk couldn't have gone any better. ...more

September 22, 2008

Vicki Pontius, county parks and recreation director, called the 846-acre, 7-Lakes Area the county's best kept secret. ...more

July 17, 2008

The next time you smack yourself to crush a mosquito, blame the bite on a mother trying to raise a family. ...more

July 15, 2008

A normally quiet summer Sunday morning in downtown Sebring will be transformed into a busy race site for hundreds of athletes ...more

July 13, 2008

Has it been a long time since you visited Highlands Hammock State Park? Well, on Sunday, park admission will be free all day long from 8 a.m. to when the park closes at sundown. You can bring the kids and hike the trails or take a leisurely walk on the catwalk and see the alligators. With all the rain we've had recently, water levels are back up and the park is looking beautiful. The increase in water levels is rather recent so the mosquitoes are not bad yet, making this a perfect time to visit the park. ...more

July 11, 2008

Tanglewood will be having a dance from 7-10 p.m. on Saturday, July 19 at the clubhouse. ...more

July 10, 2008

SEBRING — There is nothing like celebrating your country's birthday by getting some beneficial exercise. The 14th annual Firecracker 5k run/walk attracted 208 participants, who managed to roll out of bed in time for the 7:30 a.m. start on Friday morning at beautiful Highlands Hammock State Park. "It was an excellent day to be outside and we had a record number of people participate in this year's event," said race director Chet Brojek. "I can't thank my sponsors and the community enough for their support for a worthy cause." ...more

July 5, 2008

Admission to all 161 Florida state parks is free Sunday, July 13. To celebrate July as Recreation and Parks Month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Recreation & Parks is encouraging family-friendly, outdoor recreation with the launch of its "Family. Friends. Fun." campaign to reconnect children and families with nature. ...more

June 29, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County is still working on a plan for a north-south route from the Highlands Hammock State Park area to Thunderbird Road, Planner Don Hanna said Wednesday. "We don't have the model updated," Hanna said. "Tindale-Oliver is still working on it. It's supposed to be done in December." ...more

June 25, 2008

What makes a "Summer Fun Day" fun? A beautiful park, upbeat music, lots of food, kids and adults dedicated to guiding kids into productive lives. Everyone agreed on that at the Summer Fun Day, held on June 17. It was an alcohol free, drug free, and smoke free fun event, held at Highlands Hammock State Park. And the best part, because of the generosity of a few people, it was a free event. So thanks are in order for the following who contributed to the event: First, to Peter Anderson, for the use of the park, to the park rangers who assisted, especially Dorothy Harris who put on a fantastic and challenging scavenger hunt, to the Highlands County School Board who provided lunch, to DJ Mike Davis, to the School Resource Officers and the DARE program for providing their time, talents, snacks and energy to provide lots of extra fun, to Sheriff Benton, to Youth For Christ for providing the love and energy we all needed to keep going in the heat, to the parents who brought their kids, and to the many local businesses who provided free coupons for the kids to reinforce the message of a drug-free lifestyle. So, special thanks to MacDonald's, to Dairy Queen, to Big Al's Italian Ice, to Blockbuster and the grand prizes were pizza coupons donated by Pizza Hut and Pizzano's Pizza. A and W Rood Beer and Subway also made contributions to the day. ...more

June 21, 2008