Many Highlands County residents may know Jon Spiegel from the Carousel of Lights Christmas display on the Sebring Circle, or perhaps he or his cronies has scared you during the Halloween Terror Trail he puts together with the Highlands County Humane Society. ...more

December 21, 2009

Sebring wrestling coach Josh Miller kept waiting for his team to turn the corner. He wanted to see the Blue Streaks win matches with technique, not just talent. ...more

December 15, 2009

More than 125 homeless animals will spend Christmas in cages at the Humane Society of Highlands County. We are trying to make their Christmas special. Petco and Pet Supermarket are sponsoring a "Tree of Hope." ...more

December 11, 2009

The "Tree of Hope" is up at Petco in the hope people will donate food and toy items to benefit more than 125 cats and dogs that will spend Christmas in cages at the Humane Society of Highlands County - unless they're adopted. ...more

December 10, 2009

Over 125 homeless animals will spend Christmas in cages at the Humane Society. We are trying to make their Christmas special. Petco and Pet Supermarket are sponsoring a Tree of Hope. We are asking people to pick a card off the tree with an animal's name on it and buy that animal a gift. Gifts can be left in donation boxes at each of the stores, or brought directly to the shelter. Monetary donations can be mailed to the shelter, Humane Society, 7321 Haywood Taylor Blvd., Sebring, FL. 33870. Location is on Haywood Taylor Boulevard, near the Sebring Airport. ...more

December 8, 2009

For a second year in a row, the Heartland Young Professionals will present the annual Sebring Christmas parade, starting at 7 p.m. Friday in downtown Sebring, so bring your folding chairs and have fun. ...more

December 1, 2009

A partial list of books by Herta Mueller, winner Thursday of the 2009 Nobel Prize for literature ...more

October 8, 2009

The first Little Miss Highlands County contest incorporated a western motif for its inaugural event. ...more

January 28, 2009

Like many Super Bowls, the hype for Thursday's Avon Park/Sebring wrestling dual meet may have outshined the actual match. ...more

January 24, 2009

The Sebring girls weightlifting teamed was posing for a photo after winning the Travis Todd Invitational on Thursday, but for one of the Blue Streaks, the victory hadn't quite sunk in. ...more

January 24, 2009