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Crews from the Highlands County Road & Bridge Department are slated to begin removing traffic detours on the Sebring Parkway today. The section from Home Avenue to Ben Eastman Road will be opened. Motorists them will be able to drive north of east to the newly constructed roundabout. That circle has replaced the old 90-degree Continue reading

Thanksgiving will be later this week, and in Avon Park they are ramping up for the holiday season. At the request of city councilman Jim Barnard, staff members have moved a number of their “Merry Christmas” signs up Main Street closer to Highway 27 in an effort to greet motorists coming into the downtown area Continue reading

Today is the wrap-up for this year’s Thanksgiving in the Highlands collection of cash and canned goods for the New Testament Church & Mission. Highlands Radio Group personalities will be in Lake Placid today for the drive, which has taken in nearly $2,000 in cash along with boxes and bags of non-perishable foodstuffs. Last week, Continue reading

A Sebring man has died after being hit by a truck. Florida Highway Patrol officials say 33-year-old James Horace Tucker was walking on County Road 17 last night when the incident occurred. Reports indicate he was in the northbound lane, when he was hit by a pickup driven by Jerry Randall Jestes of Lake Placid. Continue reading

Celebrity Cruises will be part of next year’s SuperSebring 2020. Track officials announced the partnership yesterday, which will include a new hospitality area. Elements of a luxurious Celebrity cruise will be re-created on dry land in a chalet overlooking the famous front stretch of the Sebring International Raceway. The experience will include food and meet-and-greet Continue reading

The Avon Park city council will convene this evening in a special session. They will take care of some housekeeping issues including the appointment of a Deputy Mayor. Jim Barnard has been fulfilling those duties. Three other candidates also have filed to be on a citizens committee to make recommendations on the appointment of a Continue reading

It was a great day in Avon Park yesterday for the Highlands Radio Group’s Thanksgiving In The Heartland drive for the New Testament Mission – listeners donated close to $1,200 and a vanload of groceries, blankets, jackets and more for the Mission. Next Thursday, the campaign makes its final stop in Lake Placid. The New Continue reading

It’s mid-November, and that means two traditions in Highlands County are asking for help. One is the Highlands Radio Group’s Annual Thanksgiving in The Heartland drive for the New Testament Mission. WWOJ and Lite FM personalities will be set up today outside Avon Park Bingo, right off the corner of Highway 27 and Main Street Continue reading

The Highlands County Fairgrounds has been a busy place today as Ag-Venture 2019 gets underway. Hundreds of area third graders will be arriving to learn about local agriculture – on this first of the tree-day event. Stations will range from beef and dairy to alligator farming, and from citrus and grapes to ornamental plants. Tonight, Continue reading

It’s Veterans Day and there have been numerous events throughout the county. This morning there was a parade in Sebring and ceremonies on the steps of the Highlands County Courthouse. This afternoon at 3:00 the American Legion will celebrate their centennial at their headquarters on Bell Street in Avon Park. At 4:00 there will be Continue reading