Council unanimously approved the lowest bidder, Excavation Point, to construct water lines looping its Sparta Road and Lakewood Road water lines, as a first phase of the city's plans for that general area. ...more

November 21, 2009

Guests at a late-night house party got more than they bargained for when a van drove by and a man reportedly opened fire. ...more

November 17, 2009

An account is available at Mid Florida Federal Credit Union to help a family of five whose house caught fire Monday afternoon. ...more

February 5, 2009

No one was injured but two dogs died in a house fire Monday afternoon near the YMCA of Highlands County in Sebring. One dog survived. ...more

February 3, 2009

"Fabulous." "Amazing." Herb Somers often hears those words as people stop in front of his home at 5303 Lakewood Road, about two miles south from Hammock Road, and view his Christmas lights display. ...more

December 24, 2008

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office reminded car owners to lock their vehicles when they are parked as it investigated another rash of overnight car burglaries in neighborhoods behind Harder Hall and Orange Blossom area. ...more

September 18, 2008

SEBRING – Three newcomers to the area have submitted entries for the 2007 Fall Parade of Homes sponsored by the Highlands County Builders Association. The event will run from Oct. 19 – 28. Weekday hours will be noon to 5 p.m., while Saturday the homes will be open from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. There are a total of 26 homes in the parade. Heartland Family Homes, Ping Homes Builder and DLF Construction will each have one entry in the competition. All three builders' entries are in Lake Placid. ...more

October 14, 2007

I have been wanting to write a letter to the newspaper for some time about an ongoing problem here in the Hammock Road area. After reading the article in Monday's Highlands Today about the terrible accident on the Hammock Road bike path, I felt it was very necessary. ...more

September 7, 2007