The following people were booked Friday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 1 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

November 3, 2009

A Georgia woman claims Sebring resident Rikelle Purcell, who died last week after what authorities describe as a murder-suicide, was set to leave her abusive boyfriend before she was shot to death. ...more

November 3, 2009

They've handed out flyers, gone door-to-door and answered questions at a public forum. Now it's time for Avon Park's registered voters to choose three of four candidates for city council Tuesday. How well do you know your candidates and the issues they want to address if elected? ...more

November 2, 2009

Requests for proposals have come back on new playground equipment for Mary Toney Park, and Sebring Public Works Director Rob Miller said Friday that he is ready to recommend his choice to the city council. ...more

November 2, 2009

The Lake Placid Board of Realtors will recognize its 2009 affiliate members at the Nov. 4 meeting. ...more

November 1, 2009

At the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, an investigator occasionally goes into Internet chat rooms and poses as a teenage girl. ...more

November 1, 2009

Think of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp., or JROTC, and the mind conjures a small group of military-minded young men in uniform marching with flags and rifles and practicing drills in the school parking lot. ...more

November 1, 2009

A health care facility that has been in business 25 years this year had another reason to celebrate Thursday night. ...more

November 1, 2009

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on a warrant Thursday accusing him of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old girl. ...more

October 31, 2009

I'd like to introduce a program that could help with that problem; it's called Work Force America. ...more

October 31, 2009