The following people were booked Thursday, Dec. 17 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

December 19, 2009

A portion of Kenilworth Boulevard (from Persimmon Avenue to Highlands Avenue-Sebring Parkway) will be closed for vehicular traffic from 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19 until Monday, Jan. 5 due to the widening-reconstruction of Kenilworth Boulevard. Detour routes will be posted. Businesses within the closed portion of Kenilworth Boulevard will be accessible at all times during reconstruction. ...more

December 18, 2008

Two road projects in the Sebring area, starting Friday, will lead to detours for about two weeks. ...more

December 17, 2008

As 4-year-old Trista Layport colored animals with crayons, she had a small problem - on her worksheet it read "brown" underneath the outline of a dog. ...more

September 29, 2008

It's stop and go traffic, but mostly stop and wait at the Kenilworth Boulevard and Highlands Avenue intersection during the morning and afternoon school rush hours. ...more

September 3, 2008

In addition to St. Catherine's School opening its doors for the first time, there are several other private schools in Highlands County. ...more

August 15, 2008

Placid Utilities will begin draining and taking the above ground water storage tank at the Tomoka Water Plant off-line for maintenance and inspection to be performed on Tuesday, July 29. ...more

July 27, 2008

Chef Grant Achatz won acclaim as a culinary maverick at the country's best restaurant. Then came a devastating diagnosis. ...more

June 25, 2008

SEBRING — Another piece in the puzzle that is the Sebring Parkway was put into place late last week, as construction continues southward along Highlands Avenue on the $28 million roadway. A 1,900-foot-long stretch from North Ridgewood Drive to East Center Avenue reopened after road barriers went up in late December. Ramon Gavarrete, Highlands County engineer, is overseeing the project, with the department acting as the project's general contractor. ...more

June 3, 2008

SEBRING — Two Sebring men remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $10,000 each, charged with burglary, grand theft and felony criminal mischief in connection with a burglary at the Habitat For Humanity store. ...more

February 4, 2008