The Lake Placid volleyball team is making sure veteran Green Dragons coach Marilyn Jones' last season on the bench is a memorable one. ...more

October 31, 2009

The Blue Streaks want another crack at Haines City. Whether they'll ever get that chance remains to be seen. ...more

October 26, 2009

Ritchie Holt doesn't merely consider SIR his home track, he considers Highlands County his home. ...more

March 19, 2009

Two-time Lake Placid Town Councilman Bill Brantley is calling it quits. ...more

August 22, 2008

AVON PARK — There's something about the fifth inning that doesn't agree with the Lake Placid baseball team. "We just can't seem to get past the fifth or sixth innings without going brain-dead," said LP head coach Dan Coomes. "Our pitchers threw the ball right down the middle and our fielders were dropping fly balls. ...more

February 22, 2008

LAKE WALES - He was just a neighbor trying to help. On Thursday afternoon, Brandon Greisman looked through his window and saw smoke. Minutes after he walked outside to investigate, he was shot across the bridge of his nose. His 5-year-old and 10-year-old daughters witnessed the shooting. They thought he had been killed. ...more

December 17, 2007

LAKE PLACID — The town's two newest murals were dedicated this week, but no firm plans are in place for when another mural — the 41st — might grace downtown streets. Harriet Porter, who co-founded the Lake Placid Mural Society, spoke at Tuesday's dedication of the town's latest mural to honor Richard Archbold, founder of Archbold Biological Station, and the centennial of his birth. The 184-foot long by 8-foot wide mural is painted on a wall of Miller's Central Air, at 19 Interlake Blvd. The town's longest (but not biggest mural) was created in May and June of this year, by nine-time Lake Placid muralist Keith Goodson. Lake Placid's most popular muralist also painted "Trail to Eagle Scout," located at 204 S. Main Ave. on the wall of Home and Office Essentials, which was dedicated Sunday and painted after the Archbold mural was completed. ...more

November 28, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG — Sebring showed it's a force to be reckoned with during the preliminary section of Saturday's Class 2A-Region 3 swimming meet at the Northshore Pool. Junior Megan Wolfe qualified for the finals in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25:17. Wolfe combined with Paige Giller, Leeza Freeland and Katie Bullard to break the school record in the 200 medley relay with a 2:00.46. Freeland qualified for finals in the 100 butterfly with a 1:04.56 and teamed with Bullard, Wolfe and Katie Havery to break the school record in the 200 freestyle relay with a 1:45.38. ...more

October 28, 2007

SEBRING — With the district golf tournaments coming up in less than 10 days, the boys and girls high school teams in the Heartland are honing their swings to a fine edge. The Sebring boys team rolled to easy wins on Thursday by shooting a four-person score of 157 over the back nine of the Deer Run course at Sun 'N Lake Country Club. ...more

October 6, 2007

LAKE PLACID –– Looking for improvement. That's what Lake Placid High School volleyball coach Marilyn Jones wants to see from her talented squad with the district tournament only three weeks away. The Green Dragons have had a solid season thus far, posting an impressive 12-5 record, but Jones knows her team hasn't reached its full potential yet and has scheduled some weekend tournaments to compete in. ...more

October 2, 2007