Due to incorrect information given to Highlands Today, the wrong name of a contestant in the Lake Placid pageant appeared in the Nov. 16 edition. Emily Lundy was chosen as Miss Congeniality among the older girls. We regret any confusion that may have been caused. ...more

November 24, 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

"The Cleaner" is done cleaning up for the A&E channel. ...more

September 29, 2009

Stephany Johnson Is Miss Highlands County. Ricki Albritton and Erin Hemler are runners up ...more

January 25, 2009

In the group photo for the program, Celeste Breylinger is one of the six girls in the back row. On Friday night, she was center stage after being picked by the judges as Junior Miss Highlands County. ...more

January 25, 2009

Stephany Johnson was crowned Miss Highlands County on Saturday night. Ricki Albritton was the first runner-up; Erin Hemler was the second runner-up among the 11 contestants. ...more

January 24, 2009

Why do Republicans constantly talk about compromise and bipartisanship when Democrats almost never do and when they do, don't mean it? Democrats rarely compromise when they are in the majority. ...more

September 9, 2008

Well, it was a dumb idea in the first place. The "civil campaign" pledge. What a hoot. ...more

July 30, 2008

Katie Sharer has had her fair share of success in the beauty pageant world, but after making a top 10 finish at the recent 2008 Miss Florida Pageant in St. Petersburg, Sharer said she is 21 and done. ...more

July 23, 2008

SEBRING — Leeza Freeland can add another tiara and sash to her growing collection, after she was chosen from among 13 contestants as Miss Highlands County 2008. The former Junior Miss Highlands County 2006 had at least one moment at the Highlands County Fair on Monday when she feared a small mistake might cost her a chance to again represent the county. ...more

February 13, 2008