A partial list of books by Herta Mueller, winner Thursday of the 2009 Nobel Prize for literature ...more

October 8, 2009

The first Little Miss Highlands County contest incorporated a western motif for its inaugural event. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Sebring girls weightlifting teamed was posing for a photo after winning the Travis Todd Invitational on Thursday, but for one of the Blue Streaks, the victory hadn't quite sunk in. ...more

January 24, 2009

Like many Super Bowls, the hype for Thursday's Avon Park/Sebring wrestling dual meet may have outshined the actual match. ...more

January 24, 2009

I was a cigarette smoker for over 42 years and like most smokers, I tried just about everything to quit. Over the years I wasted a lot of money on patches, gum and pills. Desperate and feeling out of control I made a call to Jon Spiegel at the Hypnosis Center in downtown Sebring. I knew nothing about hypnosis and actually had some reservations and skepticism about it. ...more

January 23, 2009

The 72nd Highlands County Fair starts its nine-day run of shows, rides, contests, exhibits and more on Friday. ...more

January 20, 2009

Despite having only two weeks of practice before Thursday's first meet of the season, the Sebring girl weightlifters managed to post some impressive efforts in winning the tri-meet over Avon Park and LaBelle. ...more

December 13, 2008

With as many as 47 girls out for the Sebring girls weightlifting team, first-year Blue Streak coach Steve Berry has more than enough talent to work with. ...more

December 12, 2008

I would like to thank everyone who helped make this year's Halloween Terror Trail at the Humane Society a huge success. It would not have been possible without the help of so many people. The high school students who volunteered their time, many repeatedly, were absolutely phenomenal. They came from all three high schools in the county, and each school should be very proud of the students representing their school. We had several repeat volunteers from Lake Placid Health Care Center. The employees and volunteers from the Humane Society were also there night after night. An all new Terror Trail will be back next year; bigger, better and scarier than ever. ...more

November 15, 2008

Going up against some of the top swimming teams in the area, the Sebring and Avon Park boys and girls squads showed they had plenty of talent in Saturday's meet at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. ...more

September 16, 2008