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The Sebring Parkway again is open after being closed all night. Florida Highway Patrol officials have been investigating a fatal traffic crash there. The incident happened about 9:30 last night at the intersection of the Parkway at Youth Care Lane. According to witness reports, it was a car and a sport utility vehicle that collided. Continue reading

After being late on their annual report for the past several years, Avon Park city council members have decided to abandon their longtime accounting firm in favor of a new one. On a unanimous vote, the council decided to go with Brenaialsen CPA over Wicks, Brown and Williams. Avon Park Financial Director Melody Sauerhafer said Continue reading

How much is it going to cost and who’s going to pay for it? Those are questions that Avon Park city council members are wrestling with as they determine water and sewer hook-up fees for the City of Charm. They’re in line to construct a new wastewater treatment facility, and have raised their charges accordingly Continue reading

A fatal traffic accident reportedly has tied up traffic on Highway 70, near the Desoto County line. Westbound traffic is detoured at Placid Lakes Blvd. Eastbound traffic, detoured in DeSoto County. Authorities note that such homicide investigations usually take several hours to complete. Motorists may want to try another route. If you like lawn work, Continue reading

It may not be news to some of us, but a new report by the company Filterbuy shows that the Avon Park-Sebring metro area experienced a 15.3-percent increase in the cost of living in the last half of 2021. The good news is, it’s almost a full percentage point below the national increase of 16.2-percent. Continue reading

The re-location of the Florida Medial of Honor Park has taken another step forward. Sebring city council members unanimously voted to turn over property at the corner of Eucalyptus Street and Commerce Avenue for use by The Florida Medal of Honor Memorial. The Girl Scout House, which now sits on that land, now will be Continue reading

It was a loud but generally uneventful ringing in of the new year here. Highlands County Sheriff’s officials say there were lots of complaints about fireworks over the New Year’s weekend – but no reports of any injuries. The first day of January brought firefighters to Everlast Terrace wherer they extinguished a brush fire. West Continue reading

There was some patchy dense fog in Highlands County and a dozen other Florida counties this morning from Tarpon Springs to Naples. Officials say despite limited visibility in some areas, there were no traffic or other problems to report. The advisory was issued shortly after 4:00 this morning and was extended to 10AM. AdventHealth Foundation Continue reading

It’ll be another summery day here weatherwise, but not till another big blanket of fog lifts. The National Weather Service has issued another dense fog advisory until 10am. Slow down, allow extra time to get where you’re going and leave you low beams. Just in case you were wondering, there are no changes in trash Continue reading