FRIDAY Highlands Social Dance Club to host the Stardusters ...more

November 20, 2009

This letter is being sent to address concerns of infrastructure and ongoing maintenance regarding the Oak Hill Cemetery located in Lake Placid. Our parents started visiting Lake Placid over 50 years ago, purchase property and have lived there full time for over 25 years. Our father (deceased since 2005) would many times refer to Lake Placid as God's country. However, the town does not seem so special when visiting the cemetery; as we understand, a town responsibility. It is difficult enough to lose a loved one but when visiting the cemetery which is in such disrepair; it only creates additional sadness and anxiety. Mom and dad decided a long time ago that they wanted to remain in Lake Placid, even after burial. One might ask why. ...more

November 17, 2009

For good seats to this year's Christmas parades don't sit by your TV - grab a lawn chair. ...more

November 17, 2009

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

November 17, 2009

Highlands County commissioners will have a full agenda to deal with on Tuesday, not the least of which is the election of a new chair and vice chair. ...more

November 16, 2009

The winner of the first-ever Mason G. Smoak Friend of Agriculture Award was Smoak himself, the Lake Placid cattleman and citrus grower who died in a June 20, 2008 plane crash. His wife, Tracee, accepted. ...more

November 16, 2009

Thank you Dr. Toulouse I would like to thank Dr. Toulouse at Florida Hospital Lake Placid and his staff. When my wife Gussie Brooks was in the ER, I couldn't ask for any better care. Also in the ICU she had some of the best care the nurses; thank you very much, especially to Reed and Kami. My wife passed away from ALS Disease on Oct.18. ...more

November 16, 2009

Golden Corral will thank active-duty and retired military men and women with a free buffet dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. today. ...more

November 16, 2009

Competing against the best swimmers and divers in the Class 1A state meet was a learning experience for Lake Placid's Edwin Velazquez and Dylan Weber-Callahan on Saturday at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando. ...more

November 16, 2009

The annual Miss Lake Placid and Junior Miss Lake Placid pageants were held Saturday night at Lake Placid High School. ...more

November 16, 2009