Kyle Barber went 3-for-4 with four RBI and pitcher CW Vaught allowed three runs in five innings to lead Lake Placid past Clewiston by a score of 9-4 in high school baseball on Thursday night. ...more

March 21, 2009

A man running from a Polk County deputy was killed Sunday night, when he was struck by a vehicle while trying to dash across U.S. 27. ...more

March 16, 2009

Steve Maxwell didn't really understand much about the equipment that he was buying back in 1968, but it became the machinery for Maxwell Groves, which is the last registered packing house in Highlands County. ...more

March 13, 2009

Local high schools will see plenty of new faces in the fall after the Florida High School Athletic Association released its official district realignment for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. ...more

March 6, 2009

A Frostproof fire is now 100 percent contained but has done plenty of damage. ...more

March 3, 2009

Niki Helms threw six no-hit innings and Haley Pack finished the job on Thursday as the Sebring softball team picked up its second straight win to start the season with a 7-1 no-hit victory over LaBelle. ...more

February 14, 2009

It has been almost four decades since Bern's Steak House founder Bern Laxer hired Ron Mercer to wash dishes. ...more

February 11, 2009

It has been almost four decades since Bern's Steak House founder Bern Laxer hired Ron Mercer to wash dishes. ...more

February 11, 2009

An Avon Park man was arrested over the weekend in connection with five robberies that occurred in both Highlands and Polk counties. ...more

February 9, 2009

Despite missing more than a quarter of action because of foul trouble, Lake Placid freshman forward Jamacia Gayle scored a game-high 23 points and senior guard Kaneisha Hamilton added 18 to lead the Green Dragons to a 66-50 win over Frostproof in the semifinals of the Class 3A-District 10 tournament on Friday night. ...more

February 8, 2009