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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

It’s Thursday of Race Week with practice and qualifying sessions as well as races set for today. The MX-5 and Porsche Carerra Cup will have qualifying sessions and races today. The Alan Jay 120 Endurance race cars will set their field today with their 4-hour affair set for tomorrow. WeatherTech Sports Car Championship cars will Continue reading

NEWS 3/17/21 BF DOUBLE FATAL Florida Highway Patrol officials now say an accident on Highway 27 south of Sebring last night claimed two lives. According to an FHP report, an auto driven by a 15-year-old Port St. Lucie resident was making a U-Turn at the intersection of 27 and George Blvd and was hit by Continue reading

Officials of the Avon Park Air Force range say that for the next few weeks they will be providing what they term “world class training for pilots with Cutting Edge technology.” What that means is the air traffic may be a little louder than in the past. They declined to indicate what kind of aircraft Continue reading

Highway 70 was shut down for a time early this morning due to a three car crash. The incident occurred shortly before 7:30AM just east of the Lonesome Island Road. At least two people had to be transported as a result of the accident. The Florida Highway Patrol has released no other information on the Continue reading

Teams from as far away as New Jersey and Mohio ane descending on the Avon Park Airport for the Eighth Annual Snowbird Nationals. It’s the biggest event of the season for the lawn mower racers here, and Avon Park is the mecca for such competitiors The MowerPlex, on the far west end of the airport Continue reading

Teams from as far away as New Jersey and Mohio ane descending on the Avon Park Airport for the Eighth Annual Snowbird Nationals. It’s the biggest event of the season for the lawn mower racers here, and Avon Park is the mecca for such competitors The MowerPlex, on the far west end of the airport Continue reading

It looks like the new Church Service Center building in Avon Park may be getting a second story. After hearing a presentation on plans for the new structure and its apparent lack of space, Avon Park city council members suggested they might go up another floor to provide needed room for the service. The current Continue reading

Highlands County Sheriff’s detectives are looking into reports that somebody was going to “shoot up” the Lake Placid Middle School. Authorities say the post popped up on social media last night, but so far, there’s been no indication there was anything to it, other than words. Highlands County School Board officials have not said what Continue reading

Avon Park city council members will have quite a bit of business to take care of when they meet tonight for their first session of March. They first will add to their lexicon of names, by designating the City of Charm also as a Purple Heart City. Additionally, the council will hear another proposal to Continue reading