Alonzo Robertson scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Avon Park boys basketball team to a 68-50 district win over Frostproof on Tuesday night in the Red Devils gym. ...more

December 3, 2009

City Manager Sarah Adelt says goodbye Avon Park City Manager Sarah Adelt choked up as she said goodbye to her colleagues during Monday's city council meeting. ...more

November 26, 2009

The football season ended Friday. For eight Avon Park athletes, basketball season starts tonight - four days later. ...more

November 17, 2009

The Avon Park City Council has scheduled a special meeting at 4 p.m. today at the council chambers. ...more

November 16, 2009

Pleasant experience We in Sebring and surrounding areas should be proud and grateful for having within our reach such a fine health facility as the Florida Hospital. ...more

November 11, 2009

From Lakeland to Davenport and Auburndale to Frostproof, Polk County is linked by more than just Interstate 4 and U.S. 27. ...more

November 8, 2009

The warfare waged among the high schools in Polk County has always been top notch, but this past week, the need to win was played out not on the sweaty gridiron on a humid Friday night, but in an air-conditioned, oak paneled courtroom on a Wednesday afternoon. ...more

November 6, 2009

As the number of contestants grows smaller, the Heartland Idol competition stiffens. ...more

October 31, 2009

The Avon Park Youth Football teams went a combined 38-2 during the regular season and capped off an outstanding season with four teams winning district titles. ...more

October 29, 2009

The Avon Park volleyball team worked harder than expected in eliminating Frostproof from the Class 3A-District 9 tournament on Tuesday night. ...more

October 29, 2009