It may have been a non-district game, but the Sebring girls basketball team played with a lot of enthusiasm and intensity in rolling to a 56-21 win over Frostproof on Thursday night in the Blue Streaks gym. ...more

December 19, 2009

In a reply to comments made by band students about Sylvia Moore's letter on Nov. 24: No, I'm not keeping it in the band room as suggested. I believe the public needs to know because they are where you (the band) get your money from. I refuse to raise money for you to use for a 90-95 percent black uniform. I as a parent refuse black because it is gothic and darkness. ...more

December 19, 2009

At the first hint of trouble, Avon Park coach Luther Clemons loosened the top button on his white dress shirt and disposed of his tie. ...more

December 19, 2009

The following Highlands County students graduated from the University of South Florida Polytechnic at its fall 2009 commencement Dec. 14 at The Lakeland Center: ...more

December 19, 2009

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

December 19, 2009

A production company for the reality TV show "Wife Swap" spent two weeks filming in Highlands County in October, but it is not known for sure if or when the program will air. ...more

December 18, 2009

Starting at 2:30 p.m. today until 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, the Sebring Parkway (Highlands Avenue) will be closed from Commerce Avenue to Josephine Street, and Kenilworth Boulevard will be closed from the SCFE railroad tracks to Prosper Avenue due to roadway construction at the intersection of Sebring Parkway and Kenilworth Boulevard. ...more

December 18, 2009

The following people were booked Wednesday, Dec. 16 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

December 18, 2009

I have started to get used to the inane idiocy that our illustrious lawmakers in Washington have been spewing, but the new law I encountered today really takes the cake. Having been the victim of identity theft several years ago, I was advised by my bank and my lawyer to not sign credit cards but, instead, to print "Ask for ID" on the signature line. This made perfect sense to me as an excellent theft deterrent, so I have done it for years. ...more

December 18, 2009

A local pastor approached the Sebring City Council Tuesday to address what he termed "unfettered crime and violence" in the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Lemon Street area of Washington Heights. ...more

December 17, 2009