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A brand-new fiber network that will span across Highlands County for the entire school district, is now in progress. Groundbreaking was held Monday at Sebring High School, with District Administrators, members of the WANRack tech company, and several students in attendance. WANRack, the company building the network, expects it to boost bandwidth, improve connectivity across Continue reading

The Avon Park Municipal Election is up for a recount after Last Tuesday’s close results. The difference in vote totals for the top vote getters came in at .26% which is under the .5% threshold for an automatic machine recount. The top vote getters were incumbents Brittany McGuire, Berniece Taylor, and Michelle “Shelly” Mercure, with Continue reading

In the wake of Florida FEMA official Marn’i Washington telling relief workers to bypass Lake Placid Homes where pro trump signs and flags were displayed after Hurricane Milton, Highlands County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will team up to revisit more than 3000 homes in the area to ensure residents receive disaster assistance. Washington Continue reading

A FEMA employee is out of a job after advising a disaster relief team to skip homes with Trump yard signs. The incident reportedly happened last month in Lake Placid in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, and that at least 20 homes in the area were skipped because of Trump signs in the front yard. Continue reading

Veteran’s Day is Monday, November 11th. Several ceremonies and celebrations will be taking place in Highlands County to honor our local vets. Veterans and their families are invited to join the VFW Post 4300 in Sebring for a flag raising ceremony at 11 a.m., followed by food and music throughout the day. The American Legion Continue reading

Sun ‘N Lake of Sebring voters have chosen Mike Gilpin, Greg Norton, and John Hunter for the Board of Supervisors. Gilpin previously served on the board, Norton retained his seat, and Hunter is newly elected. 3,265 votes were cast and in supervisor elections in Sun ‘N Lake, the top vote getters for the numbers of Continue reading

A race museum may be on the horizon for resident and visiting race fans in Highlands County. The Racing Hall of Fame and Marmer Construction have submitted a proposal to the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency for the former Bank of America building. The joint venture would include a race museum operated by the Hall of Continue reading

Zephen Xaver will once again be in a Highlands County court this morning and Tuesday, for a Spencer Hearing. A Spencer Hearing is required before Judge Angela Cowden hands down a final sentence for the mass killing of five women in a SunTrust Bank branch in January of 2019. In June, a jury recommended the Continue reading

Highlands County Fire crews were dispatched Thursday afternoon to a reported brush fire in the 400 block of Catfish Creek Road in Lake Placid. After crews investigated the scene, it was determined to be a structure fire and called for aid from the Sebring Fire department in order to have the ability to bring an Continue reading

DCF has DSNAP Assistance available in response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Highlands County Residents will be able to pre-register starting Monday, November 11th through Friday, November 15th. The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or D-SNAP provides food assistance for individuals and families impacted by the storms, who are not currently receiving food assistance through Continue reading