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It’s dry season and that means yet more brush fires for Highlands County units to deal with. Yesterday firefighters from Desoto City and Leisure Lakes were joined by Florida Forest Service crews in putting down a couple of blazes off Highway 27. One charred as much as two acres before they got in under control. Continue reading

A busy day yesterday for Highlands County Fire Rescue units … seven stations’ personne; pitched in on a house fire on Durrance Street in the Leisure Lakes area just before 10 yesterday morning. The fire itself appeared to have started in the garage – nobody hurt there, but the home was badly damaged. Then, the Continue reading

Competition begins in earnest today in the Historic Sports Car Racing Spring Fling at the Sebring International Raceway. In addition to the Stoner Car Care Global GT Race and the Sasco Sports International American Challenge there will be a series of WeatherTech Sprint Races. Dozens of vintage and historic cars will be on the track Continue reading

How big is your house? Chances are, if you live around here, it’s smaller than the national average. A new report by the internet site Filterbuy, indicates homes in the Sebring-Avon Park metro area average 1,585 square feet. That’s below the national average of 1, 838 square feet. Researchers say that mirrors a trend that Continue reading

The 12 Hours of Sebring may be over for this year, but competition is just beginning at the Sebring International Raceway. Transporters already are loading in at the track for this week’s Historic Sports Car Spring Fling. Vintage and Historic Cars will take to the circuit in a rare mid week competition. Among the competitors Continue reading

There was an early morning traffic accident on the north end of the Sebring Parkway Circle. Apparently a car was unable to negotiate the roundabout, went off the road, and splintered a utility pole. Apparently, there was nobody with the car when law enforcement and safety services arrived at the scene. A K-9 detachment was Continue reading

Great news for those in search of a Cornavirus Vaccine Shot. Starting at 1pm today, Highlands County officials are opening the doors at the county’s Point of Distribution at JC Penny’s at the Lakeshore Mall. The first 500 individuals who arrive and qualify will get a first dose COVID-19 vaccine. Those 50 years or older, Continue reading

The city of Avon Park may soon become the city of Food Trucks – but not the city of transient merchants. City council members spent about an hour Monday evening outlining their desires for an ordnance that would allow food trucks and lunch wagons in the City of Charm. However, transient merchants with roadside goods Continue reading

Highlands County Sheriff Paul Blackman made a visit to the Avon Park city council last night. He asked about a pending contract for his office to provide law enforcement in the City of Charm. It has been 150 days since the sheriff came before council to say his office would be leaving unless a new Continue reading

Action picks up in earnest today at the Sebring International Raceway with a full slate of competition as well as qualifying laps for the 69th running of the Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring. The second round of both the Mazda MX-5 and Porsche Carerra Cup will run today as well as the Alan Jay Continue reading