LAKE PLACID — Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative will host an export informational meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m. at the Lake Placid Conference Center, 2665 Placid View Drive. Lunch will be provided. ...more

February 23, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Florida Division of Forestry investigators now know what caused the wildfire in the Leisure Lakes community, but they're not releasing names or addresses yet. ...more

February 14, 2008

LAKE PLACID –– When you mention birdies, pars and bogeys, you think of golf. That wasn't the case on Sunday in the second annual Tees & Pins Bowling Classic at Royal Palms Bowling Center. The birdies and pars were flying, but it was on the lanes where the action was happening. The one-day event, which was a fundraiser for the Florida Hospital Lake Placid Foundation and the Rotary Club of Lake Placid, attracted 72 bowlers and was sponsored by Wauchula State Bank. "This is a chance for young and old to get together to help raise funds for two great organizations," said Rotary member and event coordinator Jim DiNapoli. "It's a bowling tournament, but we run it like a golf tournament."Each team of four bowls on 18 lanes and the scores are figured out using birdies, pars and bogeys. "Then we use each team's handicap to come up with their final scores. ...more

January 29, 2008