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Your Sheriff’s Department could use a hand. Highlands County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking help identifying the three other suspects involved in a home invasion robbery in Avon Park on Sept. 6. The alleged ringleader, Latrevieus Dionne Wiley, is in the County lockup on charges related to the robbery on Willie Hawk Avenue. He had three Continue reading

David Flowers is out as Avon Park City Manager effective October 20. Flowers offered his resignation at the Council’s Monday meeting, and it was accepted on a 3-2 vote with Mayor Garrett Anderson and Vice Mayor Jim Bernard voting “no.” Flowers just started the Job in January of this year, and friction with a couple Continue reading

Tonight’s School Board Meeting will probably be the last one you’ll see on streaming video for a while – and you may not get to see much of that. The top-of-the-meeting “Consent Agenda” includes a measure to cease broadcasting the meetings. Assuming it passes, they may kill the feed immediately. The board’s not trying to Continue reading

A brush fire off N. Highlands Blvd. in Avon Park yesterday was blamed on improper disposal of hot coals from a grill. Firefighters from Highlands Lakes VFD and Florida Forest Service responded to that one The small brush fire also ignited the contents of a small 10×10 shed. No injuries reported and an estimated $500 Continue reading

Customers of the Avon Park municipal water system remain under a boil water notice, at least through the end of today. The action follows a Wednesday water main failure that left customers without pressure for hours. Avon Park City Manager David Flowers says water samples from throughout the system have been submitted, and lab results Continue reading

Residents on the Avon Park municipal water system remain under a boil water notice today. The order follows the break of a 12-inch main on the south side yesterday. It affected residents citywide and as far north as River Greens. Avon Park City Manager David Flowers says at this point, it appears that there simply Continue reading

Hundreds of customers woke up without water in Avon Park this morning. A 12″ water main break left most of the City of Charm – and surrounding areas dry. Avon Park City Manager David Flowers says crews are working to get the problem remedied. So fat, what caused the break. The customers on the system Continue reading

Highlands County commissioners took another step today in building the government-run fire service here. They approved taking out a $5.5 million dollar note. That money is slated to be used for building fire stations, purchasing vehicles and equipment. In other action, the commission will look at a $147,000 contract with Casey Hartt to run the Continue reading

It was a contentious Avon Park city council meeting last night with allegations, name-calling and finger-pointing. The purpose of the special meeting was to work on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Among other things, the council voted to re-instate the fire assessment with a 40-percent increase. That will allow them to hire two Continue reading

Monday night Avon Park city council members gave tentative approval to a budget and a millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year, but it’s far from over. After more than two hours of wrangling, the council decided to hold a special meeting to work on it some more. That will be tonight at 6:00. Among Continue reading