Highlands County's teen birth rates have remained unchanged but the state's have fallen, pushing the county once again into the top 10 with the highest per capita births to mothers under 18. ...more

January 7, 2010

Got an air potato? Bring a grocery bag full of bulbils to Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center in Sebring from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and get a free native plant. ...more

January 7, 2010

Just before lunch was served at the New Testament Church and Mission, several people walked in bundled up in their winter coats and sweaters and had a hot cup of coffee. James Downs, a 63-year-old construction worker, was one of them. ...more

January 7, 2010

A Lake Placid man discovered evidence of his home burglary inside his mother's car and his brother was eventually arrested for the crime, according to authorities. ...more

January 7, 2010

The defense's motion for a continuance was denied Wednesday and jury selection is set for Monday in the case of a Sebring man charged with killing a 3-month-old baby. ...more

January 7, 2010

Highlands County has heard the last of Eagle National Security Training Center, but Southern Farms owner Ron Grigsby isn't saying whether he'll sue or appeal. ...more

January 7, 2010

In reference to "Hospice house ground-breaking ceremony set," Highlands Today, Jan. 2; Good Shepherd Hospice is to be congratulated for planning the construction of a hospice house in Highlands County. It will be a welcomed addition to local health care services. However, the Jan. 2 newspaper story may have left the impression that in-patient hospice care is currently unavailable in the area. Hope Hospice has provided in-patient care in Highlands County since July 2009. ...more

January 7, 2010

Cracker Trail Elementary School is getting a $2,491.51 mini-grant to help promote good nutrition, physical activity and lifestyle changes among students and school staff. ...more

January 7, 2010

Floridians joined the rest of the country this week as all of us put on extra clothes and braced for colder temperatures. This is unusual for us, but little sympathy is being sent our way by our friends in colder climes. ...more

January 6, 2010

Heavy black smoke was visible on U.S. 27 Tuesday afternoon as West Sebring firefighters rushed to extinguish a fire that fully engulfed a 2002 Ford Windstar van that was parked on the shoulder right in front of the Heacock building. ...more

January 6, 2010