Lake Placid tailback Caleb Jones rushed for 219 yards and scored five touchdowns, and fullback Navahri Holden scored twice to lead the Green Dragons to a 55-0 win over Gateway Charter in a Class 2B-District 6 game on Friday night. ...more

November 8, 2009

The following people were booked Thursday, Nov. 5 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

November 7, 2009

While at SFCC the other day, picking up my wife after class, I found myself in a student lounge area reading the student paper "Panther Purr," with S. Carl, editor. ...more

November 7, 2009

To boost academic achievement, many Highlands County schools are looking to parents to get them involved in the education of their children. ...more

November 6, 2009

I am a taxpaying voter, veteran and one that loves this country. I do, however, expect to get what I pay for! Our government is charged with ensuring my right to representation as a U.S. citizen. This right has been guaranteed to me by the U.S. Constitution. This government has failed to protect my rights by refusing to allow my representative to be present during the construction of the proposed national health bill. ...more

November 6, 2009

With a win tonight against Class 2B-District 6 opponent Gateway Charter, the Lake Placid football team can do something that hasn't been accomplished in many years - finish with a winning district record. ...more

November 6, 2009

Highlands County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Riley says he was hit in the chest by a thrown cellphone Saturday night after being dispatched to a Decatur Street home to check on an argument. ...more

November 5, 2009

It didn't quite sink in until 20 minutes after the final point was struck, long after the spectators had made their way toward the exit. ...more

November 5, 2009

The 10th annual Ag-Venture provides third-graders with the sights, sounds, touches, tastes and smells of agriculture in Highlands County. ...more

November 4, 2009

The Lake Placid volleyball team still has business to attend to, even if alterations are currently being made on the championship banners that hang from the rafters in the Green Dragons gym. ...more

November 3, 2009