A City of Avon Park employee was fired from his job after an altercation with another worker at the city's wastewater treatment plant. ...more

February 19, 2009

Kyle Jackson's double in the first inning turned out to be the Red Devils' only offense on Tuesday as a talented Auburndale squad topped Avon Park for the second straight day, 6-0, at the Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament at Head Field. ...more

February 19, 2009

There have been several articles in the Highlands Today regarding subject matter on the Spring Lake Golf Course. The last one of Feb. 3 was the best article written to date. ...more

February 19, 2009

I realize that we seem to have beaten a dead horse when we talk about prices at the pump for gasoline. But after seeing a story in Highlands Today I couldn't resist adding a few more comments on the subject. ...more

February 19, 2009

Greg Smith was 5-for-5 with five runs scored and Jerry Neufang slammed two home runs on Monday night to lead the South Florida Community College baseball team to a 16-2 victory over Webber International University's B-team. ...more

February 18, 2009

After losing only one starter to graduation and with eight returning players, Sebring boys tennis coach Jack Holt has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the 2009 season. ...more

February 16, 2009

James Bland, Kemosi Hatten and Jace Grimmett each won regional titles on Saturday night and the Avon Park wrestling team missed out on a team regional championship by the closest of margins at the Class 1A-Region 2 meet at Matanzas High School. ...more

February 15, 2009

Alakhir Daniels saw some of himself when looking at a black and white video surveillance photo of a bank robbery suspect that ran in the Jan. 6 edition of Highlands Today. ...more

February 15, 2009

After the first quarter of Friday's Class 4A-District 10 semifinal game between Sebring and Hardee, Blue Streak Jake Trussell could tell the Wildcats had done their homework since the last time the rivals met. ...more

February 15, 2009

The Heartland Association of Realtors held its annual awards banquet recently at Four Points by Sheraton Sebring, Chateau Elan. It was the first time the Realtors held their banquet at the hotel next to Sebring International Raceway. ...more

February 15, 2009