LAKE PLACID — Police think a man stole a car New Year's morning on Catfish Lane, then crashed it within a few miles of the owner's residence, killing himself. "The people who live across the street heard a crash about 3 a.m." said Lake Placid Chief Phil Williams, "but they couldn't see anything through the fog. Sometime later this a.m., someone else discovered the car and called it in." ...more

January 1, 2008

A lot of big stories broke throughout 2007 that grabbed readers' attention and produced plenty of coverage. Several of the stories, unfortunately, involved heart-searing tragedy and, in some cases, justice being done. This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run down of the stories that we covered and had a major impact on our area. The ranking was determined by a poll of all Highlands Today employees. ...more

December 30, 2007

It was a scene evoking images of Sotheby's in London or New York - except that the prices were light years lower and the bidders a good bit shorter. ...more

December 26, 2007

SEBRING — One of Highlands County's most important meetings will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Highlands County Government Center. But here's the problem: it's about urban services boundaries and comprehensive plan amendments and neighborhood commercial nodes. If you're bored and already moving to the next story, stop. Read a little further. Remember Hometown Democracy, where the people want to make decisions about whether a strip mall is located in their back yards, or whether another used car lot replaces an orange grove? ...more

December 8, 2007

It soon will be time to slow down through the streets of Original Carrollwood. ...more

December 6, 2007

Barbara Lumsden Lovelace agrees with the idea of honoring the fallen sheriff's sergeant who was shot on Lumsden Road. ...more

December 4, 2007

On Wednesday, the county plans to rename the portion of Lumsden road between south Kings Avenue and south Parsons Road in Sgt. Ron Harrison's memory. County Commissioners are planning to designate it Sgt. Harrison Memorial Highway. ...more

December 2, 2007

Oscar Ray Bolin again was sentenced to death Friday. It was the eighth time he has received the ultimate penalty. ...more

December 1, 2007

TAMPA - Oscar Ray Bolin, again, has been sentenced to death. ...more

November 30, 2007

When 22-year-old Solymarie Roman was found slain, her body burned, in a northeast Polk County orange grove, suspicion quickly focused on her boyfriend, Mourad Balzourt. ...more

November 30, 2007