Red Devils Come Back For Victory AVON PARK –– Brearana Tate scored the tying run and drove in senior Heather Barnes for the winning run in the last at-bat as the Avon Park softball team came from behind for a 3-2 victory over Lake Region on Monday. After Barnes walked and stole second, Tate cracked a shot that got through the infield defense of Lake Region that gave the Red Devils a much-needed win after losing their first game to George Jenkins last Friday. ...more

February 13, 2008

LAKE PLACID – The Sebring girls swim team finished first on this weekend at the Heartland Invitational, a meet hosted by Lake Placid and featuring local teams from across the region. "The meet went great," said Green Dragon coach Cindy Rivers. "There was good competition and it was a close enough meet to keep it interesting." Sebring's girls took first with 592.5 points over Lake Placid in second with 566. Avon Park was fourth with 244 points and Hardee was a close fifth with 239.5. Lake Placid took second place among the boys with 424 points, followed by Sebring (415), Hardee (305) and Avon Park (172). Wildcat head coach Dick Daggett said the meet was good experience for all teams, especially with districts right around the corner. "It'll get their heads in the right place to move toward the postseason," he said. ...more

October 9, 2007

Dade City officials touring a state-of-the-art landfill in Polk County on Tuesday morning liked what they saw: clean grounds, recycling programs and technology that compacts trash so it takes up less space. ...more

September 19, 2007

Should the superintendent of Highlands County Schools be elected or appointed? If you own or operate a local business (builder, Realtor, restaurant, etc.) If you are a practicing professional, if you depend on the growth and prosperity of our county for your livelihood, or you are a parent with children in our public schools, you should be concerned that some of our local public schools have consistently been graded D schools. Do potential new residents decide not to locate in Highlands County because of the reputation (deserved or not) of some of our schools? Have businesses that could provide quality jobs to our area decided not to locate in Highlands County fearing that they could not attract qualified employees (with school aged children) because of the reputation of some of our public schools? ...more

September 16, 2007

SEBRING –– Staying on course. The Sebring Blue Streaks swimming and diving teams improved their winning record to 18-0 for both the girls and the boys by defeating Lake Placid in a dual meet on Thursday at the Blue Streak pool. The Sebring girls finished first with 284 points, while Lake Placid had 249. The Blue Streak boys scored 251 to the Green Dragons 231. Sebring started out nicely, taking first and second in the girls 200-yard medley relay. Megan Wolfe, Paige Giller, Leeza Freeland, and Katie Bullard were first with a 2:05.94. Teammates Brittany Ricker, Katie Havery, Michelle Bash and Kristi Livingston swam a 2:13.73 for second. They were quickly followed by Lake Placid's Shelby Lambert, Chelsea Seignious, Marbelly Creel, and Tammie Beach with a 2:13.80. ...more

September 15, 2007