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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive Stay At Home order for the Sunshine State in the wake of the Coronavirus. It officially takes effect tomorrow night at midnight. Essentially, it means non-essential businesses should close and all non-essential activities should cease. Highlands County Sheriff’s officials say there is NO CURFEW in effect for Continue reading

As testing for the coronavirus continues here, Highlands County’s numbers continue to inch up. Currently there are 14 confirmed cases locally. The ratio remains even between men and women at seven each. There now are three hospitalizations – still only one fatality. Neighbors Hardee and Okeechobee still stand a zero cases, Desoto at 7, while Continue reading

Like most of Florida, as more tests are administered, Highlands County’s positive numbers for the Coronavirus continue to grow. The total here stands now at 12. There are six men and six women, two hospitalizations and one death. Meanwhile, there are zero cases in Hardee and in Okeechobee counties, Desoto has seven and Polk has Continue reading

Highlands County Health officials say Highlands County has registered a fifth positive case of the coronavirus here. Apparently it is a woman making the total here four women and one man. The age range spans from 39 to 78, Three are travel-related, two are not. So far across the Sunshine State, 27,539 tests have been Continue reading

Local health officials are indicating there may be a spike in Corona virus cases as testing increases and results are returning. Nevertheless, here in Highlands County, that number remains at four confirmed cases of the disease. Still, there is no indication as to where they are located in county or the severity of the infections. Continue reading

As testing continues, Highlands County now has jumped to four confirmed cases of the Corona virus. Reportdly the demographics indicate the cases are one male and three females. There is no indication as to where they are located in county or the severity of the infections. Authorities remind citizens to continue to wash their hands Continue reading

After a weekend snafu indicating a false positive – Highlands County has joined many others across the Sunshine State in saying that we have a local case of the Corona Virus. Apparently, it is a 78-year-old woman. However, health officials have not released any information as to the whereabouts in the county nor the severity Continue reading

The Centers for Disease Control have updated their numbers for the Corona virus here in Florida. Highlands, Hardee, Desoto and Okeechobee counties still reportedly are free of any confirmed cases of the disease. Currently there are 432 cases confirmed in the Sunshine State with nine reported deaths. The city of Avon Park will hold a Continue reading

There will be three new Highlands County Commissioners next year as another incumbent has announced that he is not running for re-election. Saying he wants “to give somebody else a shot,” District 3 Commissioner Ron Handley says he will not run again. District One Commissioner Jim Brooks already had said he would not stand for Continue reading

There still are no cases of the Coronavirus to report in the heartland. Maps by the Centers for Disease Control show no cases in Highlands, Polk, Hardee, Okeechobee or Desoto Counties. Statewide, there have been a reported 173 confirmed cases across the Sunshine State. Here in Highlands County, sheriff’s dispatchers have been ordered to pre-screen Continue reading