The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the county's handling of abandoned asbestos water pipes during Phase II of the Sebring Parkway Project. ...more

October 29, 2009

Despite having to battle her way out of a mass of runners, Lake Placid senior Erica Resendiz managed to finish seventh in Friday's Class 2A-District 6 cross country meet at Estero Park in Fort Myers. ...more

November 9, 2008

A veteran cross country coach like Sebring's Jeff Shoemaker isn't one to get too excited about the results of the first meet of the season. ...more

September 18, 2008

With four returning runners and three newcomers, the Lake Placid boys cross country team is primed to have a strong season. ...more

September 17, 2008

Last month, the group charged with advising the county commission on worthy projects aimed at preserving Hernando's history quietly became history itself. ...more

June 18, 2008

Mulberry Rallies Past AP MULBERRY — The Avon Park softball team jumped out to three-run lead over host Mulberry, but fielding errors allowed the Panthers to steal a 4-3 win against the Red Devils on Tuesday. ...more

February 20, 2008

A year after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, enforcing desegregation and making it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion or national origin. ...more

January 19, 2008

A downturn in housing, a jittery stock market, increased fuel prices and government cutbacks are causing more people to be out of work. ...more

January 9, 2008

SEBRING — Inmates in the Highlands County Jail will be served a special turkey dinner today. With Tuesday's jail population bulging at 453, the cooks, along with supervised inmates, are preparing a special Thanksgiving lunch, said Detention Maj. David Paeplow. Each inmate will get three ounces of meat, a half-cup of green beens, half-cup corn, half-cup of dressing, a roll, two ounces of cranberry, an eight-ounce serving of mashed potatoes, one piece of cake and sweet tea. But jail is jail. Inmates won't get a choice of white or dark meat, Paeplow said, and no seconds. "They get whatever is put on their plates," he said. ...more

November 22, 2007