Highlands County commissioners decided Tuesday to give property owners 60 days to come up with initial plans to eliminate what county Engineer Ramon Gavarrete called an "eyesore" within a two-block commercial strip on the west side of US 27, just north of Lakeshore Mall. ...more

January 14, 2009

On behalf of the Boys and Girls Club of Highlands County, I would like to say thank you very much to the following companies and individuals for their most generous contributions, to the Boys and Girls Club Hot Air Balloon Festival: Remax, Taco Bell, Heartland Bank, Heacock Insurance, Highlands Independent Bank, All Around Septic and Sewer, Chaneys Used Auto Sales, Gulf Kist Sod, Bates Son and Daughters, Barbara Stewart, Marge Jakubek, Therman Pangburn, David Z. Mason, Nell and Steve Roberts, Christy and Crusier Crews, Randy Wilkens, James and Helen Hutchenson, Rita Youngman, Wally Randall, Gayle Harrell, D and C Cabnetry, Lois Johnson, Janet McKenny, Forrest Hilton, Highlands Animal Clinic, Alice Lowe, Donald Chamberlain, Don Cram. Also many thanks to the local hotels who provided rooms for our pilots: Four Points Sheraton, Inn On The Lakes, Kenilworth Lodge, Residence Inn of Marriott, Sebring and Lake Placid's Holiday Inn Express, Valencia Hotel and Suites of Lake Placid, and Econo Lodge. ...more

June 21, 2008

SEBRING — Taking money out of an automated teller machine (ATM) is a convenience many people take advantage of these days, but as a 62-year-old Sebring woman learned Wednesday evening, staying alert is important. ...more

September 27, 2007