The first home in Highlands County by legendary builder Arthur Rutenberg has been completed in Sebring. ...more

February 15, 2009

The following people were booked Friday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 8 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

February 11, 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

Dennis Orlos, who owns seven Central Florida Taco Bell franchises, and four of his fellow franchisees had a great idea: sell 20-cent tacos for a Customer Appreciation Day. ...more

January 22, 2009

The Department of Defense has zeroed in on growth of Highlands County and surrounding areas, as uncontrolled development could affect the military's ability to carry out its mission at the Avon Park Air Force Range. ...more

January 8, 2009

Fillets by the gallon bucket? Ice chests full of fish? A fish fry to feed the neighborhood? There aren't many species of fish left in Florida that permit such prodigious harvests, but the black crappie, also called speckled perch, is one. And December through April is speck time. ...more

December 14, 2008

Are You Attending Obama Inauguration A bus will leave Lake Wales in January, filled with the people who intend to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama. ...more

December 11, 2008

Going up against top-notch competition in the first wrestling meet of the season is a tough way to start. ...more

December 9, 2008

The abundance of illegal marijuana grow houses has caused Glades Electric Cooperative to take action. ...more

December 8, 2008

Freshman Kunsae Wilson scored 10 points to lead the Lake Placid girls basketball team in scoring, but it was Hardee's defense that took control in the fourth quarter en route to a 36-32 victory over the Green Dragons in front of a raucous crowd on Monday night. ...more

December 3, 2008