FRIDAY 'Terror Trail' Open Again At Humane Society SEBRING - The Humane Society of Highlands County is sponsoring the "Terror Trail" today and Oct. 11 at 7321 Haywood Taylor Blvd., near Sebring Regional Airport. ...more

October 10, 2008

SEBRING — Residents of the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District have been alerted to call the Highlands County Sheriff's Office in the event a solicitor knocks at the door trying to sell cleaning or other services. Door-to-door solicitation is not allowed in the district, said Ileana Martinez, administrative service coordinator. "Residents have called in to complain," Martinez said Tuesday. ...more

December 20, 2007

SEBRING — Residents of the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District have been alerted to call the Highlands County Sheriff's Office in the event a solicitor knocks at the door trying to sell cleaning or other services. ...more

December 19, 2007

SEBRING — Over the summer months, 11 children and two adults became lost among the spacious area that is the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring's Preserve. A faster emergency response system with vehicles that could easily prowl the land became something district officials deemed necessary, so they purchased three four-wheeler ATVs in October. "(The vehicles) can be used for a number of things," said Sam Henderson, Sun 'n Lake's director of public safety. "The main thing is that they will help out our response time during emergency situations." Over the last few weeks, the district organized its own Rural Rescue Response Team, featuring firefighters to man the vehicle. Henderson estimated that Sun 'n Lake has more than 3,000 acres of wooded land that sit behind its residential area and are popular with bikers and hikers. ...more

December 10, 2007

SEBRING — Sandi Laufer hopes to catch the pigs that have been tearing up her yard as soon as possible. "Every morning when I wake up, my yard looks worse," said Laufer. "It's like someone took heavy equipment and plowed through my lawn." Laufer, and several other residents who live along Granada Boulevard in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring, are experiencing lawn damage caused by a sudden influx of wild pigs roaming through their neighborhood. Residents began reporting problems to Sun 'n Lake officials on Monday, and things have become so bad that the district is now offering traps free of charge for three-day periods. "I think it's just (the pigs') migration pattern," said Sam Henderson, Sun 'n Lake's director of public safety. "I think they're just going wherever they can to try to get food and water." ...more

December 1, 2007

SEBRING — It's not uncommon for firefighters to bust through doors and walls, crawl through smoke-filled rooms and tear through roofs to save lives. With this in mind, the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Fire Department would rather err on the side of caution. Recently, in an attempt to train department staff, sessions have been held in the abandoned Candlelight restaurant, located at 5223 Sun 'n Lake Blvd. If you drive by and see smoke coming out of the building and fire trucks outside, don't fear for the worst. "Our firefighters have taken full advantage of the empty shell and have been conducting training exercises," said Sam Henderson, Sun 'n Lake's director of public safety. "The training emphasizes search, rescue, ventilation and firefighter survival drills." ...more

November 23, 2007