Deputies defused a four-hour standoff with a man at a home on the 12000 block of Rock Duck Road by deploying a "light chemical irritant," the sheriff's office says. ...more

March 24, 2009

An incident on July 6, when a sheriff's deputy fired his gun in defense of a fellow deputy who was injured when a driver swerved toward him, was ruled justified by an administrative review. ...more

September 13, 2008

SEBRING — Tanglewood actor Howard Johnson expects to hear booing when he steps on stage in the role of "Fleetwood Dashaway" in a local production of "He Done Her Wrong." But don't expect Johnson to recoil in horror or become dismayed. He plays the villain as one of six actors in the Tanglewood Actors' Guild who will perform in the one act Anita Bell play on Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at the multi-purpose room at the 1,250-home development. Hand-held signs will urge the audience to react and give Johnson — the mustached villain — feedback. "I love being a bad guy," said Johnson. "I love the attention of being on stage. I will be very pleased to get the boos and hisses." Director Ray Fulmer referred to the play as an "old comedy melodrama." ...more

November 24, 2007

The jockeying usually starts just before sunup. The hopefuls pull onto Big Bend Road with their headlights on, ready to angle for a place in line, their digital car clocks beaming the time in the waning darkness. ...more

November 21, 2007

The jockeying usually starts just before sunup. The hopefuls pull onto Big Bend Road with their headlights on, ready to angle for a place in line, their digital car clocks beaming the time in the waning darkness. ...more

November 21, 2007