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The Avon Park city council will be meeting this evening. Their regular Monday night session was pushed back, due to the observance of Memorial Day. First and foremost, the council will look at an agreement that could hire City Attorney Gerald Buhr as their full time legal counsel. Council members also be taking care of Continue reading

It seems to have been a safe and sane Memorial Day weekend with no incidents of note reported by local law enforcement and fire rescue officials here in Highlands County. The holiday may be over for most of us, but not everybody. School’s out for the summer. That means there are thousands of kids now Continue reading

Today is Memorial Day, a time we stop to honor the fallen from America’s Armed Services. A number of observances are planned. At 2:PM, the Veterans Council of Highlands County will hold a ceremony at the Military Sea Services Museum in Sebring. Guest speaker there will be United States Medal of Honor recipient Major General Continue reading

The SunTrust Bank location where five tellers were gunned down back in January is all but a memory now. Without fanfare, heavy equipment crews have been taking down the Midtown Branch building and preparing the lot for donation. Officials at SunTrust say that so far, no specific use for the site has been determined. However, Continue reading

Local community activist Bill Youngman was honored at the Highlands County commission meeting. A resolution in his honor was read in his behest for this role in following and advocating for county issues. Youngman attended many commission and committee meeting, advocated for the e-verify system. He was noted for his extensive preparation in his presentations Continue reading

Sad word comes today that former Florida State House Representative and citrus pioneer Bert Harris jr has passed away. A longtime local representative, Harris may best be known for the property rights act that bears his name. The Bert Harris Private Property Rights Protection Act was adopted by the Florida Legislature in 1995. In 2008, Continue reading

If you’re in the market for some real estate, the Highlands County commission is putting some land back on the tax rolls. Commissioners have voted to go ahead with the sale of better than 100 properties. Early estimates are that the sell-off could mean at least $100,000 to the county and could reach as much Continue reading

If you’re in the market for some real estate, the Highlands County commission is putting some land back on the tax rolls. Commissioners have voted to go ahead with the sale of better than 100 properties. Early estimates are that the sell-off could mean at least $100,000 to the county and could reach as much Continue reading

Firefighters in various departments were kept busy here yesterday with calls all over Highlands county. Shortly before 1:00 yesterday afternoon units from DeSoto City and Leisure Lakes were called to a home on Henscratch Road where they found a 21′ SeaRay boat on fire. They got it extinguished quickly but preliminary damage estimates were set Continue reading

Avon Park city council members were to have considered an agreement with a local entity called “Four Winds,” to manage the Avon Park Executive Airport. However, the item was pulled from the agenda Monday night by Avon Park City Manager David Flowers. During the meeting, Flowers was approached by a second suitor who reportedly is Continue reading