On Tuesday, July 14, I left my cane near my golf cart by the front door of the Caddy Shack Bar and Grill in Sebring. I had gotten distracted and drove home, which is about a mile away, not realizing I didn't have my cane. ...more

August 4, 2009

On Tuesday, July 14 I left my cane near my golf cart by the front door of the Caddy Shack Bar and Grill in Sebring. I had gotten distracted and drove home (which is about a mile away), not realizing I didn't have my cane. ...more

July 20, 2009

Helping Hearts and Hands of Highlands County would like to thank the following businesses for their contributions to the Casino Night fundraiser at Reflections on Silver Lake. Proceeds from this fund raiser will allow our club to assist several charities within our county. ...more

March 19, 2009

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this year's "Soup Up the Arts" fundraiser at Sebring High School. The event was far more successful than the art club could have ever expected. Amazingly, we sold over 500 bowls of soup this year. Thank you to all of the sponsors that made the fundraiser possible. Donations were graciously received from the following donors: Publix, Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Blue Crab, Beef O'Brady's, Mae Lee's, Chicanes, L.P. Health Care, Panera Bread, Brewsters, Taylor Rental, Roadhouse Grill, Dr. Hulen, Latin American Cafe, the Hebert family, Regina Blackman, Blackman Properties, LLC., Dee's Place, Sweetbay, Linda Hodge, Alan Jay, Caddy Shack, and many, many more. All of the guests enjoyed the delicious soups, breads, and desserts donated from these restaurants and sponsors. Thank you to everyone from the community for showing your support towards this fundraiser in what has been a really tough economic year. ...more

March 14, 2009

We as citizens of Highlands County are fortunate to have a candidate with Ron Grimming's formidable law enforcement experience, trustworthiness and high moral ethics wanting to serve the needs of this county. He has a proven track record that will enable him to drastically improve community safety, put more deputies on patrol, greatly reduce law enforcement cost to taxpayers and safeguard evidence to ensure effective prosecutions. Ron's calm reserve and even-handed approach to problems are essential in treating all citizens fairly and with upmost respect. There will be no late evening confrontations with county commissioners, store mangers or anyone else. ...more

October 18, 2008

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our city of Sebring and Highlands County law enforcement. For those who do no know, Caddy Shack Bar and Grill was broken into and thanks to the Highlands Today delivery driver who was delivering the paper, noticed the broken window and called the police, who quickly responded to the scene. ...more

September 25, 2008

Kenny Cavender is The Tampa Tribune's Pasco County Boys Golf Athlete of the Year and you also can call him the next Steve Williams. ...more

May 28, 2008

SEBRING — You don't have to be a star athlete to win a medal at the Heartland Senior Games. "The motto of it is 'Just Play,'" said Becky Rousch, director of community education at South Florida Community College. "The senior games have less of an emphasis on competition than it has on living a healthy lifestyle, staying active and trying new things." In the spirit of trying new things, a new sport has been added to this year's line-up – pickleball, a sport similar to badminton that is played with a wooden paddle and wiffleball. "Pickleball has been all the rage across the state and is very popular with senior citizens," Rousch said. "This is the first year we have been able to offer it, and we are very excited to be able to do that." ...more

February 25, 2008