A loaded minivan collided with a Chrysler PT Cruiser late Sunday morning, sending six people to the hospitals with minor injuries and causing a nearly hour-long traffic snarl on State Road 17. ...more

July 21, 2008

A broadside crash at the intersection of northbound U.S. 27 South and Orange Boulevard ended with two women being rushed to Highlands Regional Medical Center and man being airlifted to Tampa General Hospital. ...more

July 20, 2008

SEBRING - One of the victims of a two-vehicle crash near the Raceway gas station south of Sebring died Sunday at Tampa General Hospital, a Florida Highway Patrol press release stated. Harland Hoeft, 92, died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, more than a day after he pulled his 1998 Oldsmobile off of Orange Boulevard and into the path of a northbound 2002 Chevrolet. ...more

July 20, 2008

SEBRING - A loaded minivan collided with a Chrysler PT Cruiser late Sunday morning, sending six people to the hospitals with minor injuries and causing a nearly hour-long traffic snarl on State Road 17. The northbound blue PT Cruiser, driven by Brenda K. Ezell of Sebring, drove in front of the van as it tried to pull into Jay's Discount Beverages at 11:20 a.m., Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jesse Deboom said. ...more

July 20, 2008

For hundreds of patients, his retirement meant searching for a new ophthalmologist. For Dr. H. Frederick Keiber, it meant the opening of doors that had at best remained ajar for a man whose practice always came first. ...more

July 14, 2008

A Lakeland resident was taken to Highlands Regional Medical Center in serious condition Friday evening after crashing through a drainage culvert and flipping on the left side of his Ford SUV, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

July 14, 2008

There are three outpatient dialysis units operating in Highlands County: Fresenius Medical Care, d/b/a Renal Care of Sebring located behind Highlands Regional Medical Center. ...more

July 13, 2008

Ta'Niyah Jannette Rachelle Aauyah Simpson was born June 13 at 3:45 p.m. to Ashley Muller at Florida Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Cheryl Johnson and Preston Hicks, and Frankie and Cindy Muller. ...more

July 9, 2008

AVON PARK — Robert Ray took the Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (REAL) class, and he recommends it to others who are interested in starting a business or currently own one. "I definitely say take the course before going into business," said Ray, the owner of Heartland Marble & Granite in Sebring. "It will save you a lot of trouble." The next REAL class will begin on June 30. It will meet Mondays from 6 – 9 p.m. in Building T at South Florida Community College in Avon Park. The cost is $100. However, those who complete the course may be eligible for a $90 refund. Ray, who sells and installs granite countertops and marble flooring, opened his business in 2006. He attended the first REAL class in January 2007 with his wife. ...more

June 21, 2008

Attention all homeowners of Sun 'N Lakes south, there is an opportunity for the community to get the sidewalk extended to the south along Sun 'N Lakes Boulevard, which will give those who live south of Sweetheart Avenue, safer walking. The existing sidewalk gets a lot of use by those who get their daily exercise by walking along that half mile that goes to Highway 29. ...more

June 19, 2008