Highlands County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Riley says he was hit in the chest by a thrown cellphone Saturday night after being dispatched to a Decatur Street home to check on an argument. ...more

November 5, 2009

The following people were booked Monday, Nov. 2 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

November 4, 2009

An audit of the Highlands County Road & Bridge Department found several problems, including a $4,300 invoice that was paid twice, work that should not have been performed, a lack of inventory controls and a lack of internal controls. ...more

November 4, 2009

Highlands County still doesn't have the $1.65 million asphalt plant grant that was promised by Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and county commissioners were furious because they just found out during a meeting Tuesday. ...more

November 4, 2009

The 10th annual Ag-Venture provides third-graders with the sights, sounds, touches, tastes and smells of agriculture in Highlands County. ...more

November 4, 2009

Police say an Avon Park man led them on a short chase early Sunday morning that continued even after he ran off the road and flipped his car several times. ...more

November 3, 2009

A single-engine airplane went down Tuesday afternoon at Slough Ditch, between County Road 621 and State Road 70 in the southern part of Highlands County, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 3, 2009

The hay was a little late in coming Saturday, but other than that, things were on track for the 10th annual Highlands County Ag-Venture. ...more

November 3, 2009

Junior Greg Gentry has two goals when he steps on Juliette Falls Golf Course for today's first round of the Class 1A golf tournament. ...more

November 3, 2009

A local law enforcement officer offered a Lake Placid resident a ride home late Friday night but ended up arresting him for allegedly possessing cocaine. ...more

November 3, 2009