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Officials at the Avon Park Air Force Range say you’ll be seeing – and hearing – more planes in the area today. Training exercises began in the mid-morning and will continue until very late tonight. Types of planes and who’s flying them was not revealed, but they say noise levels will be highly elevated. A Continue reading

Avon Park city council members took the first steps in changing – and limiting – their terms of office. By a 4-1 vote last night, the council instructed city attorney Gerald Buhr to draw up a ballot iniative that would change council’s terms of office to four years and limit them to just two terms Continue reading

Avon Park city council members will be talking about the city charter when they meet this evening in regular session. Mayor Garrett Anderson wants to talk about term lenghts and term limits for council members. Currently, board members serve three year terms, which puts them out of synch with the regular election cycle. They also Continue reading

Another wildfire popped up yesterday in the County – this time, a 10-acre burn near Vaughn Road and Highlands Hammock State Park. Florida Forest Service personnel say they’ve got the Equestrian fire at the Hammock down to 45 acres and 80% contained, they’re on duty knocking both fires down and say there’s no danger to Continue reading

Today has been designated the National Day of Prayer. If you’d like to join others of any faith in observance of the day, there’s a program scheduled for 11am this morning on the Courthouse lawn, at 430 South Commerce Street in Downtown Sebring. There’s guest speakers, music and a prayer service scheduled. Highlands County Sheriff’s Continue reading

Highway 70 was closed for a timeout by the Brighton Reservation this morning due to a traffic crash. The incident occurred about quarter to three this morning. Reportedly, two semi-trucks and a car are involved. Florida Highway Patrol officials have not released any details in the mishap. Highlands County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for the Continue reading

Following a dust-up between Highlands County commissioners Kevin Roberts and Scott Kirouac, commissioners this morning approved an agreement with Jones, Edmunds & Associates for consulting services at the county’s landfill. Kirouac questioned Roberts about questions he had been asking about fires, groundwater contamination and other issues – saying the conversation was going beyond the agenda Continue reading

Apparently, not much work comes out of Highlands County. A new report by HireAHelper shows that the Sebring-Avon Park metro area shows the third lowest Gross Domestic Product per worker in the United States. The Annual GDP here falls under $70,000 – that breaks out to just over $25,000 per capita. That compares to a Continue reading

Spring has sprung and reports now are coming from throughout the area as to the beginning of Love Bug Season. There’s no telling on how bad this year’s infestation might be, however, some are hopeful it might be light due to the recent dry conditions here. The good thing is that they don’t bite, the Continue reading

Earlier this month, Highlands County Superintendent of Schools Brenda Longshore called off a workshop about sex education in the schools after she announced she had decided to cancel a contract with the "I Make A Difference Program," which had been handling the curriculum for the past six years. Tonight, the matter will be revisited as Continue reading