More than 1,000 visitors are expected here through the weekend of Feb. 20-22 for what will be the largest softball tournament at the Highlands County Sports Complex since the facility opened in August 2007. ...more

February 7, 2009

A rattlesnake bit a Verizon worker who was filling in a hole in the ground Friday afternoon, officials said. ...more

January 3, 2009

A snake bit a Verizon worker who was closing a hole in the ground this afternoon, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 2, 2009

Forty softball tournaments have been booked for 2009 at the Highlands County Sports Complex, which would more than triple the number hosted this year. ...more

December 26, 2008

The Highlands County Parks and Recreation Department, in cooperation with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, announces that there will be an aerial application of herbicides on Lake Istokpoga on Nov. 18-19. ...more

November 14, 2008

When people have less money, they cut out the extras. One discretionary expense is entertainment and recreation, that's the reason why only four adult softball tournaments are scheduled in Sebring for the rest of 2008, Parks and Recreation Director Vicki Pontius told the Highlands County Commission at its Tuesday meeting. ...more

October 22, 2008

Highlands County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday not to permanently close public access to Lake Denton. ...more

October 8, 2008

Highlands County commissioners may take action today to begin discussion on the final decision on the public-access issue at Lake Denton, regarded as one of the most attractive freshwater scuba-diving sites in the state. ...more

October 7, 2008

Players and coaches in the Florida Half Century softball association, for players 50 and up, liked what they saw here when they played a tournament earlier this year at the Highlands County Sports Complex. ...more

September 19, 2008

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that spraying or fogging with chemical insecticides is the least effective means of controlling mosquitoes. ...more

September 9, 2008