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It’s the busy holiday season in Highlands County which means more people and more traffic. The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is teaming up with the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office in a campaign to keep residents safe on the road. They are reminding drivers to drive sober or get pulled over. Continue reading

The long-awaited dedication for the new Medal of Honor Memorial commences this morning in downtown Sebring. A pair of World War 2 P-51 fighter planes are scheduled to do a flyover as part of the ceremony. The dedication will feature keynote speaker Navy Petty Officer Third Class Robert Ingram, a recipient of the Medal of Continue reading

A Monday night crash at Afton Road and US 98 has left one motorcyclist dead and another with serious injuries. Florida Highway Patrol preliminary reports state that at about 10:39PM a 73-year-old Sebring man driving a pick-up truck, was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Afton and US 98. He proceeded to Continue reading

New details have been released in the deadly hit and run early Saturday morning in Sebring. Christian Batista, of Sebring, was killed by an impaired driver. The accused driver is Melvin A. Santiago, also of Sebring. Saturday morning, Sebring Police Department officers were dispatched after witnesses called and reported that an unconscious male was lying Continue reading

A hit and run driver who allegedly struck and killed a man on a scooter early Saturday morning in Sebring, has been arrested. The accident closed the Southbound lanes of HWY27 for hours between Hardware Place and Northside Drive, as police investigated. The driver also allegedly fled the scene of the accident with the scooter Continue reading

Changes may be coming to the Sebring City Clerk Position. A proposed ordinance on amending the City Charter was presented by City Attorney Bob Swaine at Tuesday’s Council Meeting. The amendment proposed was to change the Sebring city clerk position from an elected to an appointed position. Under the current City Charter, the city clerk Continue reading

The Spencer hearing in the Zephen Xaver case resumed Tuesday. Xaver is the convicted mass murderer of 5 women in a Sebring SunTrust Bank branch in 2019. The first half of the hearing was conducted on November 5th in which the defense called witnesses. After the Spencer hearing concludes, Judge Angela Cowden will determine if Continue reading

A dedication ceremony for the many service personnel that have made the ultimate sacrifice is planned for December 12th at the recently-completed Florida Medal of Honor Memorial in Sebring. The ceremony will feature keynote speaker Mr. Robert Ingram, Florida’s sole living Medal of Honor recipient. The community is invited to help honor these heroes starting Continue reading

Despite an active storm season in Florida, ag experts say that citrus crop damage from Hurricane Milton that while significant, could have been a lot worse. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services estimates that Milton caused between $1.5 to $2.5 billion dollars in damage to Florida’s citrus crops, equipment and structures. The worst Continue reading

Officials at Lakeview Memorial Gardens are pushing to get final donations of wreaths for the Holiday season before the Wednesday, December 4th deadline. The goal is to provide a wreath for each Veteran buried there. With over 700 already donated, officials are seeking a total of 1000. The wreaths will be laid at the cemetery Continue reading