Thousands of homeowners in Highlands County live along the 210 miles of county maintained, unpaved, shell roads. ...more

March 19, 2009

In a 4-1 vote early Tuesday evening, the Lake Denton Citizens Advisory Committee recommended that the Highlands County commissioners permanently close public access to this popular lake. ...more

September 4, 2008

Highlands County has spent $7,213 over the past 12 weeks to re-open limited public access to Lake Denton. ...more

August 29, 2008

So far this summer, only three scuba divers have paid the $25 per day, weekend/holiday user fee to use the county's 40-foot wide, shell road that serves as the only public access to Lake Denton. ...more

August 7, 2008

The Lake Denton Citizens Advisory Committee, appointed by the county commissioners in September 2006, will meet for the first time in four months on Aug. 19. ...more

August 5, 2008

A distinctive silo covered with square Spanish tile is the only remnant of what once was one of the largest dairy farms in the Southeast. ...more

February 13, 2008

SEBRING — A major turning point in the battles over public access to outdoor recreation sites in Highlands County may have occurred Thursday when the only family heir to Allie and Albert Cain surfaced. ...more

January 4, 2008

SEBRING — The county's closing of public access to Lake Denton in August wasn't the first time government officials declared this crystal clear lake a dangerous place. The threat of attacks kept Lake Denton off the state's first official map of what would become Highlands County. ...more

October 6, 2007