This letter is in reference to the accident on Sparrow Avenue leaving Lakeshore Mall, after closing. I am the mom of the 17-year-old who had the accident on July 31, along with the four teenage friends he had riding with him. They were leaving the mall and ended up in a bad accident with his GMC Jimmy flipping upside down. ...more

August 8, 2009

Highlands County commissioners decided Tuesday to give property owners 60 days to come up with initial plans to eliminate what county Engineer Ramon Gavarrete called an "eyesore" within a two-block commercial strip on the west side of US 27, just north of Lakeshore Mall. ...more

January 14, 2009

The sound of screeching brakes, the crunch of metal on metal and breaking glass is heard all too often along the U.S. 27 corridor as it cuts through the center of Highlands County. ...more

July 22, 2008