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According to th3e most recent statistics, a report by Self Financial shows that the Sebring-Avon Park Metro Area experienced a nearly 25-percent increase in new business applications. The uptick comes on the heels of a downtrend where the Coronavirus outbreak and subsequent restrictions caused a lot of small businesses to close their doors permanently. Numbers Continue reading

Firefighters will be out again today trying to fully extinguish that blaze at the Highlands County landfill. Reports say the stinky, smoldering blaze was 95-percent contained when operations were suspended last night. The fire started Wednesday with units split between a blaze on the top of the pile and an accompanying grass fire. The good Continue reading

Firefighters are back out at the Highlands County landfill battling the flames. Actually, two fires have been reported there – one on the top of the heap and an accompanying grass fire. Operations were suspended last after a day of units from all over the county. They’re now attempting to get it totally extinguished. No Continue reading

Thinking about doing some outdoor burning today? Don’t. Highlands County is one of a dozen central Florida counties that have been declared under a Red Flag Warning. Breezy northwest winds and low humidity will make for ideal conditions for the start and spread of brush fires. Polk, Hardee and Desoto counties are included in the Continue reading

Tempers flared last night during a discussion about the lease of the Brickell Building and the overall development of Avon Park’s downtown area. Councilwoman Bernice Taylor exchanged heated remarks with both Mayor Garrett Anderson and Councilwoman Brittany McIntyre over proposed restrictions for the building. In the end, the council voted to lease the property to Continue reading

After decades of struggle, it appears the Brickell Building in downtown Avon Park may soon be a viable entity. Council members in the City of Charm tonight will consider an agreement that will turn the structure over to Dan Sauls Realty for development. Sauls says he already has tenants for the lower floor with plans Continue reading

Highlands County school officials say they now have set a date, time and place for a workshop on sex education in the local schools. To be billed as a discussion on the local "health education curriculum," it is expected that school representatives of the I Make a Difference – or iMAD – program as well Continue reading

Highlands is one of ten counties that has been declared under a severe storm watch for the balance of the day. It stretches down the Gulf Coast from Pasco to Lee counties and inward as far as Polk and Highlands Counties. Residents are being warned that an approaching cold front may bring thunderstorms, heavy rains Continue reading

Highlands is one of 17 Florida counties now in line for help due to the recent freeze. Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management yesterday announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s disaster designation for 17 counties and 10 contiguous counties impacted by the freezing temperatures that occurred from January 23 – 31. Continue reading

Looking for a place where your dollar goes the farthest? A new survey by "Porch" says you might be in the right place. The cost of living in the Avon Park – Sebring metro area has been set 9.7-percent below the national average. Numbers from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis’ 2020 Regional Price Parities Continue reading