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It appears to have been a safe and sane Haloween weekend, there were many trunk-or-treat events, a couple of scary Halloween Mazes and the traditional Beggars night. All apparently went off without incident. Law enforcement had no traffic accidents, structure fires, significant disputes or other such incidents to report. But Halloween’s not over yet. The Continue reading

Got some old meds around the house? They may look like small potatoes but it’s NOT good for the environment to just flush or wash ‘em down the drain. Local police and sheriff’s departments are participating in National Drug Take Back Day tomorrow. Old prescription meds can be dropped off at the Lake Placid Police Continue reading

Highlands County sheriff’s deputies say there may be some counterfeit currency circulating in the area. A woman reportedly passed some funny money earlier this week at the Dollar General Store on Lundsford Road in Sebring. Detectives now are trying to find her to find out where she got it. Her photo is posted on the Continue reading

Residents in Avon Park may be looking at a new assessment. City council members last night learned about new state regulations about stormwater runoff and how municipalities will have to take care of the problem. To help pay for a master study and remediation efforts, city officials are looking at the possibility of establishing an Continue reading

Firefighters from various stations were joined by Florida Forest Service crews over the weekend to help put down a couple of brush fires. Both of the blazes were located off Hammock Road. The first began Saturday night and was put down, then there was another one last night. Forest Service units are on scene in Continue reading

The Sebring Historical Society will stage their inaugural "Pioneer Daze" event tomorrow at the Highlands County Fairgrounds. Based inside the Alan Jay Arena, there will be kids’ events such as a fossil dig, clothes washing on an old washboard and the chance to use an old timey pump to get water. For the rest of Continue reading

Some local residents are showing their support for Israel today. The Highlands Tea Party will host a flag wave in front of the Fairmount Cinema Square this afternoon at 5:00. Organizers are asking those interested in participating to bring their flags, and positive signs of support. The event is expected to run about 90 minutes. Continue reading

Some local residents are showing their support for Israel today. The Highlands Tea Party will host a flag wave in front of the Fairmount Cinema Square this afternoon at 5:00. Organizers are asking those interested in participating to bring their flags, and positive signs of support. The event is expected to run about 90 minutes. Continue reading

Highlands County School Board members were slated to review a couple dozen new state policies when they met in regular session last night. But they ended up tabling about half of them, due to language objected to by some of the board members. The verbiage indicates board members cannot consider the social, political or developmental Continue reading

NEWS 10/17/23 BF BoCC Highlands County commissioners will get together in regular session this morning. They’ll be getting an update from the county’s Economic Development Department. They’ll brief commissioners on their efforts to bring grants, new jobs and business here. Reportedly, they currently are working on 15 projects. Commissioners also will consider a controversial request Continue reading