MOVIE TIMES Movie listings are submitted by Bay area theaters. They are subject to change without notice. These listings reflect only today's movie times. ...more

July 2, 2008

A 28-year-old Bartow man was killed in a car wreck on U.S. 98 in Polk County early this morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

July 1, 2008

SEBRING — Creating a smaller budget, due to reduced state funding, should not be done by eliminating teaching positions, School Board of Highlands County members said Tuesday. To provide time for more discussion, the board discussed tabling the reappointment roster – the listing of teachers and administrators who will have jobs with the district in 2008-09. But with the contract year ending June 30 and the next scheduled school board meeting on July 8, that would have left a gap where employees would not have a job. ...more

June 25, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park woman was free on $2,000 bail Tuesday on illegal drug possession charges. Jo Ann Skipper-Hancock, 47, of 2180 U.S. 27 N., Lot No. 4, Avon Park, was charged with possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. ...more

May 7, 2008

SEBRING — The school district received 52 completed applications from students who want to take pre–International Baccalaureate (I.B.) courses next school year. ...more

May 3, 2008

SEBRING — As more students use Florida Virtual School, school districts face the reality of funding losses. The Highlands County School District is proposing a way to receive funding for some students who are taking online courses. If a student takes an online class during the school day, that takes a tremendous amount of funding away from the school district, School Board Chairman J. Ned Hancock said. But those virtual classes may be the only opportunity for the district's students to take certain courses. ...more

December 3, 2007

SEBRING — In honor of the county's veterans, the School Board of Highlands County unanimously approved naming its new elementary school "Memorial Elementary." The school is under construction on the west side of Memorial Drive, just north of Lakeview Memorial Gardens. The school district has a preference for naming schools with a geographic element in the name, Superintendent Wally Cox said at Tuesday's school board meeting. ...more

October 25, 2007

PLANT CITY - Prosecutors are upset that a judge set bail at $5,000 for a Plant City man facing child molestation charges. ...more

September 5, 2007