An Avon Park man remained in the Highlands County Jail Thursday under an $180,000 bond after being arrested on a warrant accusing him of exchanging sexual explicit correspondences and adult pornography with a 16-year-old girl. ...more

November 21, 2009

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A teacher from Ohio has won top honors in a pumpkin-growing contest with a 1,725-pound behemoth that could land worldwide bragging rights. ...more

October 7, 2009

Christy Harp of Jackson Township, Ohio, won first place at the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers annual weigh-off Saturday in Canfield with her 1,725-pound Atlantic giant pumpkin. Harp won $2,500 and her pumpkin could claim the world title. Contest organizers say the entry bests the 1,689-pound pumpkin grown in 2007 by Joe Jutras of North Scituate, R.I. ...more

October 7, 2009

Former state appeals court Judge Thomas E. Stringer publicly admitted this morning that he is guilty of bank fraud for helping a stripper hide her financial assets from creditors. ...more

August 6, 2009

Scott Martin, 37, was arrested Sunday and charged with cruelty toward a child and misdemeanor battery. ...more

March 26, 2009

The agency that investigates judges announced Thursday it is dropping its ethics complaint against 2nd District Court of Appeal Judge Thomas E. Stringer. ...more

March 20, 2009

Sue Diaz looked to her three guardian angels for strength this week during her trial for battery of a police officer. ...more

March 12, 2009

Dennis Keppel was recycling his cardboard at the county recycling bins adjacent to the Durrah Martin Sports Complex in Avon Park Tuesday, although it took him a while to figure out where the bins were. ...more

March 5, 2009

Porsha Phillips scored 20 points off the bench to lead Georgia to an 84-75 win over No. 17 Florida on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. ...more

March 1, 2009

The Highlands County recycling bins that had been on Museum Avenue, between the library and the police station, have been moved to the Durrah Martin Sports Complex. ...more

February 5, 2009