The summer doldrums are fading as retailers see more shoppers and hire extra workers for the anticipated holiday and seasonal surge later this month. ...more

November 3, 2009

A local law enforcement officer offered a Lake Placid resident a ride home late Friday night but ended up arresting him for allegedly possessing cocaine. ...more

November 3, 2009

Swim team On behalf of the mayor's office and the people of Lake Placid, we want to congratulate the Lake Placid Swim Team, coaches, volunteers-parents and especially the swimmers and divers, on winning both of your invitational meets and the district-wide competition all in the same year. ...more

November 3, 2009

The following people were booked Friday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 1 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

November 3, 2009

I took my family to Terror Trail at the Humane Society. I cannot say enough good things about it; it was above and beyond my expectations. Can't think of anything else you could do for $7 and be that entertained. As we waited in line and heard all the screams, my adrenaline began to rise. By the time I entered "The Bus," I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest. I almost turned around but decided to put my heart back in my chest and walk forward. ...more

November 2, 2009

Think of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp., or JROTC, and the mind conjures a small group of military-minded young men in uniform marching with flags and rifles and practicing drills in the school parking lot. ...more

November 1, 2009

A health care facility that has been in business 25 years this year had another reason to celebrate Thursday night. ...more

November 1, 2009

The Lake Placid Board of Realtors will recognize its 2009 affiliate members at the Nov. 4 meeting. ...more

November 1, 2009

Playing its biggest district game in a number of years should have had Lake Placid fired up for Friday night's Class 2B-District 6 matchup with Fort Myers Dunbar. ...more

November 1, 2009

Frank and Lois Vara of Lake Placid showed up at The Great Treasure Hunt on Thursday basically out of curiosity. ...more

November 1, 2009