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There was flooding in Highlands County yesterday, and there may be more today as a large weather system is headed toward Central Florida. Sebring Police officers put up barricades along DeSoto Road yesterday due to higher than normal water levels there. They reportedly took the action to try and make certain that drivers didn’t leave Continue reading

Apparently there may be some bad weather brewing. The National Weather Service says significant rain may be headed our way over the next couple of days, and a flood watch has been issued which runs through Friday in both Highlands and Hardee counties. Busses at the Lake Placid Middle School were held up for a Continue reading

It was back to school yesterday for thousands of youngsters across Highlands County. Other than some minor first-day glitches, school officials say there were no incidents of note. They say attendance figures will not be available for a week or so, as students drift back into their assigned facilities. Motorists again are reminded to slow Continue reading

It was back to school yesterday for thousands of youngsters across Highlands County. Other than some minor first-day glitches, school officials say there were no incidents of note. They say attendance figures will not be available for a week or so, as students drift back into their assigned facilities. Motorists again are reminded to slow Continue reading

Summer vacation officially is over, and it was back to school today for thousands of youngsters in Highlands County. School officials say there were no incidents to report from this morning’s start of classes. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution in and around school zones and to watch for students walking or riding their Continue reading

Traffic was snarled west of Sebring this morning due to an accident at Highway 27 and Hammock Road. Hammock was closed off and southbound 27 was slowed for about a half hour. Reportedly, two cars came together at the intersction. Two were transported to area hospitals as a result of the crash. An accident north Continue reading

Highlands County commissioners today heard a report from the Tourist Development Committee. They outlined their budget for the upcoming fiscal year and gave an overview of their strategic plan. Commissioners took aim at the county’s website, noting the content was week and that the amount of time spent on the site was less than a Continue reading

The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office wrapped up their inaugral gun buy-back program, calling it a success. Over the course of last week, authorities say they took in over 100 guns. Programs were held in Lake Placid, Avon Park and Sebring. Despite the fact some of them were cut short by bad weather, officials said they Continue reading

The Highlands County Sheriff’s office held the second round of their gun buy-back program in Avon Park last night. Again, it was shut down an hour early due to weather – and again, it appears to have gone without incident. The final installment of the program is set to he held tomorrow night in Sebring. Continue reading

Highlands County Sheriff’s deputies will be out again tonight for round two of the “Pieces for Peace” gun buy-back program. This time they will be set up in the Martin Luther King complex on the southside of Avon Park. Like the Lake Placid event, it will run from 5-8pm and everybody turning in a weapon Continue reading