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A traffic accident south of Sebring has claimed a life. Florida Highway Patrol reports indicate a 35-year-old Sebring man slammed his car head-on into a semi-truck on Highway 98 near the Lock Access Road. Apparently, the car went left of center on a curve and hit the semi. Two people in a sport utility vehicle Continue reading

Today is Good Friday and officials at the Highlands County School system have announced there are no classes today for students here. Motorists are reminded to watch out for youngsters out and about during regular school hours. Classes will resume on Monday. Despite some rain in the area, conditions remain dry overall. Firefighters from West Continue reading

A new survey by the company Filterbuy shows that the Avon Park-Sebring Metro area registered an average unemployment of six percent last year. It was higher than the national average of 5.3-percent for 2021. Last year’s numbers were incrementally better than 2020, but still are anemic with better than 2,000 local people said to still Continue reading

If you’re looking for a good place for mortgages, this may be it. A new report from Construction Coverage that chronicles the best place for homebuyers to find the best mortgage rates, found the Avon Park-Sebring metro area is below the national average. The survey says about a quarter of the 30-year mortgages and nearly Continue reading

It was a short but productive meeting for the Avon Park city council last night. The board took final action on a lease/purchase agreement for the Brickell Building. Officials of Sauls Realty now will move forward toward renovation and occupancy of the downtown structure that has been vacant for decades. The council also approved the Continue reading

A wildfire off Oak Beach Boulevard south of Sebring kept firefighters busy all weekend long. Highlands County units were joined by Florida Forestry crews in containing the better than 35-acre blaze. They thought they had the so-called "OShanter Fire" under control Saturday, but it re-kindled yesterday. Officials believe it now once again has been contained Continue reading

You may think the rent’s too darned high – but a new report from the firm Stressa, finds that the Avon Park-Sebring metro area has a median rent estimate much lower than the national average. While home prices began to accelerate rapidly in the second half of 2020 and have barely slowed, rents were stable Continue reading

Highlands County Sheriff’s officials are warning residents hit by storm damage earlier this week to look out for scammers. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis now has activated and deployed anti-fraud strike teams to protect residents here and in surrounding areas from fraud. Authorities say to watch out for those who offer to waive or Continue reading

Highlands County School Board members last night pulled the plug on a proposed April 11th workshop after Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brenda Longshore announced plans to not renew a contract with the iMAD – or the I Make A Difference program – which had been providing comprehensive sex education for the schools. In making the Continue reading

The Highlands County School Board will meet tonight in regular session. Word is, although it is not on the agenda, board members may be looking at cancelling the contract with the "I Make A Difference" sex education program. The iMAD program has been a hot point of controversy in recent weeks – and had spawned Continue reading