When I graduated from high school at age 17, I joined the U.S. Air Force. I finished boot camp and went on to tech school. I got my orders for overseas duty and took a short leave before shipping out; I was still 17 years old. ...more

September 9, 2009

Members of the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and West Sebring Fire Department extinguished a brush fire south of the Lakeshore Mall Kmart that rekindled Tuesday morning. ...more

March 25, 2009

Smoke from Saturday's brush fire that endangered Lakeshore Mall and the nearby post office was still visible Monday morning and probably will be for several weeks. ...more

March 17, 2009

Highlands County residents who recycle are seeing something that they haven't seen in seven years - bins for the drop off of glass. ...more

March 15, 2009

Drug Free Highlands and the Highlands County Sheriff's Office want parents of teens to talk with their children about underage drinking and they have come up with a way to initiate that conversation. ...more

January 29, 2009

Well, it is time once again to moan about the Lakeshore Mall Teen Friday Tsunami. I finally broke down and decided to go to see a movie at the mall yesterday, and I have to tell you folks, never again will I do the same stupid mistake. This is directed to the irresponsible parents that are some of our Highlands County residents. Why do you have to dump your kids at the mall without a responsible adult, and by adult, I mean someone over the age of 21? Is it so hard to supervise them? Since when has it become OK to dump your parental responsibilities on the rest of us? ...more

January 13, 2009

An area man was transported Friday by Highlands County Emergency Medical Services to Florida Hospital Heartland after he was struck by an SUV while riding his power scooter on southbound U.S. 27 in front of Lakeshore Mall. ...more

January 9, 2009

Mark Eric Cresong, 23, of 1703 Rainbow Ave., Sebring, was arrested Friday and charged with retail theft of $300 or more, resisting an officer without violence and resisting property recovery. ...more

December 17, 2008

Who ever wrote the reviews for the current saga, "Australia", and panned it, needs to go back to review school. I and a group of my friends spent the most exciting theater experience of the year yesterday evening at the Lakeshore Mall. ...more

December 10, 2008

ORLANDO Barnie's Coffee & Tea Company is returning to Sebring with a new franchise store. ...more

December 10, 2008