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Highlands County voters turned out in record numbers this year. Provisional statistics released by Highlands County Supervisor of Elections Penny Ogg show 52,303 ballots were cast either in person or by mail for this year’s election. That’s 78.87 percent. Voters sent Kevin Roberts and Scott Kirouac to the Highlands County commission by large margins over Continue reading

Today is election day. It’s the designated day for voters to turn out to make their voices heard. Elections officials say voting has been busy but so far, there have been no incidents of note to report. Several amendments to the Florida Constitution and judges also will be on the ballot. All of the county’s Continue reading

Just a reminder – the old adage to spring forward and fall back comes into play this weekend. We leave Daylight Saving time and go back on Standard time Sunday morning at 2am. The fall time change always gets fewer complaints than in spring – even from opponents of the twice yearly time warp. Maybe Continue reading

Highlands County Supervisor of Elections Penny Ogg says we are over the hump on the way to what could be a record year vor voting. More than half the residents locally have cast their ballots in this year’s general election. 51.82-percent to be exact. Of that, 18,189 have come in by mail and another 16,141 Continue reading

The numbers of votes locally continues to soar as residents continue to mail in ballots and show up at early polling places in Avon Park, Sebring and Lake Placid. In fact, at last count, nearly half the electorate already have cast their ballots here – more than 48.5-percent. Highlands County Supervisor of Elections Penny Ogg Continue reading

The numbers continue to climb quickly as voters cast their ballots in this year’s general election. Locally, Highlands County Supervisor of Elections Penny Ogg said at last count 17,185 ballots had arrived by mail and another 12,703 residents had turned out at the three early polling places. That’s a total of 29,913 ballots cast, or Continue reading

With each passing day the numbers keep going up – early voting nmumbers that is. Highlands County Supervisor of Elections Penny Ogg reports more than 26,000 Highlands County residents have cast their ballots so far in this year’s general election – that’s just over 40-percent with six full days to go. 16,586 ballots have come Continue reading

After one day of early voting, turnout for the November 3 General Election in Highlands County looks already like the final tally in some elections. As of last night’s closing, almost 28 percent of eligible voters in Highlands County had cast ballots. First-day early voters in person totalled 3,374 … 15,083 mail-in ballots had been Continue reading

NEWS 10/22/20 BF EARLY VOTING The polls are open for early voting in Highlands County and officials say already the lines are very long. Polling places are set up at the Supervisor of Elections Operation Center on Kenilworth Blvd in Sebring, at the city council chambers in Avon Park City Hall and at the Lake Continue reading

Highlands County commissioners met this morning in regular session. It’s the last couple before four incumbents step down and four newcomers are sworn in. They got an update on Coronavirus. Commissioner Jim Brooks noted that overall deaths in the county don’t seem to have spiked since numbers started being kept. They also got an update Continue reading