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Those looking for an afternoon Latte had better get it early, the Starbucks in Sebring will be shutting down at 2:30 this afternoon – joining locations across the country in a mass “sensitivity training” session. The company took the action following an incident in its Philadelphia store, in which two black men were arrested. Starbucks Continue reading

Today is Memorial Day and residents in Highlands County have a couple of opportunities to honor the fallen. At 2:00 this afternoon, the Military Sea Services Museum will officially mark their 20th anniversary with a Memorial Day observance. That will he held at their location at Kenilworth Blvd and Roseland Avenue in Sebring. Following those Continue reading

School’s out for the summer here in Highlands County. Yesterday was the final day of the academic year, with students getting an early release day locally. Motorists are advised to look for additional activity on the streets including youngsters walking and riding bicycles. Rain is forecast across Florida this weekend and officials from the Florida Continue reading

School’s out for the summer! Officials of the Highlands County Schools say not only is today the last day of school, it also is an early release day. That means motorists are advised to look for additiona activity including youngsters walking and riding bicycles. A new race team has formed here in Highlands County – Continue reading

Highlands County officials say EMS Director Rich Barnes has been terminated. Barnes had been employed since January of last year when he was hired to replace former EMS Director Harvey Craven. County officials say Barnes was separated from employment, as he was “not a good fit,” and they had decided to “go in another direction.” Continue reading

Despite all the wet weather, officials from the Florida Forest Service say there still are a half dozen active wildfires in the state and two of them are right here in Highlands County. The Mini Ranch fire out by the Sebring International Raceway continues to smolder. That one has been burning since March and has Continue reading

Despite all the wet weather, officials from the Florida Forest Service say there still are a half dozen active wildfires in the state and two of them are right here in Highlands County. The Mini Ranch fire out by the Sebring International Raceway continues to smolder. That one has been burning since March and has Continue reading

A crash involving an All-Terrain Vehicle yesterday resulted in the death of one person and serious injury to four others. Florida Highway Patrol reports indicate 16-year-old Parker Wayne Williams was killed when he was thrown from the Polaris he was riding in with four other people. According to reports, 20-year-old Owen Louis Mack was driving Continue reading

Deputy Sherriff William Gentry’s name figued prominently again yesterday, this time among the longer list of the fallen and passed, at the annual Peace Officers’ Memorial Day ceremony at the Highlands County Government Center. The morning program featured reading of the names of the twelve Florida officers lost during 2017, color guard from the VFW Continue reading

The owners of what’s left of the old Heartland Bowling Lanes north of Sun N Lake on Highway 27 might be looking at some fines after a deadline passed May 12 for demolition of the burned-out building. The structure caught fire during Hurricane Irma back in September – the cart racing track on the property Continue reading