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Reported thefts of road signs in Frostproof have led to the arrest of two brothers. 66-year-old Tony Maloy and 76-year-old Marvin Maloy, both of Frostproof, were both taken into custody Friday January 16th, following a brief investigation that started on Wednesday the 15th. A concerned citizen reported seeing a man in a black Chevy truck, Continue reading

A Lake Placid woman has been arrested on a warrant from Levy County. The warrant was issued after an investigation into Megan Del Castillo’s alleged mishandling of funds collected from fundraising activities hosted by the Chiefland Middle/High School Cheerleading team. Castillo, who was the coach, is accused of stealing over $11,000 dollars. The discrepancies were Continue reading

The precautionary BOIL WATER NOTICE issued on Monday January 13th, for the west side of 27 at Thunderbird Road going north to Schumacher Road and the east side of 27 at Thunderbird Road going north to Whisper Lake Blvd. was rescinded late Wednesday afternoon. Although water was restored quickly to the areas affected after a Continue reading

Tuesday saw the start of The State vs. Lakenya Phillips in Highlands County. Phillips, a Kansas resident, is accused of attempted felony murder with a deadly weapon, resisting an officer with violence, child abuse and second-degree murder, after an incident that occurred in December of 2023. The incident culminated in a Highlands County Sheriff’s deputy Continue reading

A precautionary boil water notice is now in effect for parts of Sebring after a watermain on US 27 was hit Monday morning, causing a loss of pressure. The areas affected are the west side of 27 at Thunderbird Road going north to Shumacher Road and the east side of 27 at Thunderbird Road going Continue reading

A motorcyclist was injured Saturday morning in a two-vehicle accident on State Road 17 between Home Avenue and Arbuckle Creek Road, when a GMC pickup failed to yield the right of way. The pickup truck was reportedly exiting a private driveway and pulled into the path of the motorcycle, causing the motorcyclist to lay down Continue reading

An alleged drug trafficker was arrested Wednesday after a late-night traffic stop in Sebring. Around 11:23 PM, a Chevy Silverado was pulled over near US 27 and Flare Road after it was observed speeding and failing to signal. K-9 Goose was on scene during the stop and alerted to the presence of narcotics. A search Continue reading

Lake Placid residents will now have an extra option when disposing of their live Christmas Trees this year. Local organization Keep Lake Placid Beautiful is sponsoring a recycling event in which one lucky resident dropping off will have the chance to win a $100 gift card. Live Christmas trees can be dropped off through January Continue reading

­­­­­­­An overturned sod truck caused traffic delays for hours on Hwy. 27 Tuesday after the semi truck and a pickup truck collided. At approximately 10:25 AM, a pick-up truck stopped at a red traffic signal on US 27 and Thunderbird RD, but a sod truck following behind was unable to stop in time causing the Continue reading

CSX Transportation has a track maintenance project scheduled to begin next Monday, January 13th. The project will be approximately 7 weeks ending on or around February 28th and will include several closures of railroad crossings in Highlands and Polk Counties. Each Railroad crossing will be closed anywhere from 2-5 days for maintenance. A list of Continue reading