Snowbird C.J. Holley's time in the Sunshine State is coming to an end, thanks to that looming April 15 deadline. ...more

March 25, 2009

An on-going phone scam was reported to have struck Fairway Pines At Sun 'N Lake on Monday, although no one lost any money. ...more

January 21, 2009

Paul Hinman, crime prevention practitioner with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, received an alert from Pinellas County about threats toward seniors in shopping center parking lots. ...more

December 17, 2008

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that spraying or fogging with chemical insecticides is the least effective means of controlling mosquitoes. ...more

September 9, 2008

A pair of Florida state representatives noticed that Amber Alerts help find missing kids and wanted to in turn aid missing senior citizens. ...more

August 2, 2008

SEBRING — State Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is warning people about a new attempt to get personal information or money with a claim to help people get a tax rebate from the federal government. "If you receive a phone call or e-mail with a promise of assistance in getting a check, hang up on the caller or delete the e-mail," Bronson said. Paul Hinman with the Highlands County Sheriff's Crime Prevention Unit said Tuesday he personally has not gotten any local complaints on this new twist to the various IRS scams out there. ...more

February 11, 2008

SEBRING — An IRS e-mail scam has surfaced and Paul Hinman with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office Crime Prevention Unit is warning people not to be taken in by this new twist. ...more

January 15, 2008

SEBRING — There's a new telephone scam being tried out, said Paul Hinman of the Highlands County Sheriff's Office Crime Prevention Unit, on Tuesday. At least 10 people have contacted the unit's office at the Lakeshore Mall reporting that a man with a Jamaican (West Indian) accent called telling the listener that if they send him $800, he will send them $5 million, Hinman said. ...more

November 28, 2007