SEBRING Traffic was halted on South Highlands Avenue shortly after 3 p.m., Monday, as fire crews battled a large fire in brush near Fred Wild Elementary School in Sebring. ...more

April 28, 2009

An article in the Wednesday, Dec. 31 Highlands Today caught my attention and rang an alarm that if Highlands County Commissioners don't do something, they would find themselves repeating a portion of an unpleasant history in the future. ...more

January 5, 2009

Construction of the sheriff's Law Enforcement building could be delayed for several months, and the county's construction of Phase Two of Sebring Parkway will be scaled back due to the nationwide economic downturn. ...more

November 21, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay has left widespread flooding in many parts of south Highlands County today as residents grapple with flooded yards, closed roads and at least two creeks that are past their flood stages. ...more

August 20, 2008

AVON PARK — The name is all wrong, confesses Matt Bokor. Redlands Christian Migrant Association is no longer just in the Redlands migrant labor camps of Homestead. It's expanded beyond its Christian upbringing into secular education for 21 Florida counties. It's not just for migrants anymore; any low-income family is served. And it's a charitable non-profit corporation. "The Mennonites started us," said Bokor's boss, Barbara Mainster. "They're 'love thy neighbor' Christians, and we're still that kind of Christian." ...more

January 6, 2008