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Highlands County Sheriff’s deputies continue to look for a man wanted in connection with a Pennsylvania murder case. Timothy Tireik Pough reportedly has been spotted in the Avon Park area recently. The 20-year-old Pough reportedly has made threats to shoot his girlfriend, who lives here in Highlands County. Pough’s criminal history includes convictions for robbery, Continue reading

The Avon Park city council will look at expanding the City of Charm when they meet tonight in regular session. At issue will be the annexation of a nearly 110-acre tract located Southeast of Lake Lotela, Northwest of Lake Letta and North of Little Bonnet Lake. The property already is adjacent to the city limits. Continue reading

Highlands County Sheriff’s deputies still are looking for the man who robbed the Mattress Firm location west of Sebring yesterday. They say the man walked into the business at Shelby Crossing and demanded cash. He got an undetermined amount of money then fled on foot. The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, bald, and Continue reading

After years away, it appears there may be light at the end of the tunnel in the quest to re-open the Children’s Museum of the Highlands in downtown Sebring. Volunteers from the Highlands County Sheriff’s office yesterday lent a hand at getting remaining large items out of the Ridgewood Drive location to prepare for rebuilding Continue reading

Sebring city council members last night approved the next phase of a project to revitalize the City on the Circle. They OK’d a plan that will improve West Center Avenue. David Leidel of the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency said that the work on West Center is designed to link the Circle to the waterfront area Continue reading

Amid the news that Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankrupty protection, comes word that they will be closing another 142 stores across the nation. Apparently, the one in Sebring will remain open. Sears stores in Lakeland, Bradenton, Ocala and Melbourne will be shutting their doors as will the Gainsville K-Mart. Liquidation sales at the Continue reading

It appears that some people think that this year’s large election ballot means extra postage for those who are voting by mail. Not so, says Highlands County Supervisor of Elections Penny Ogg. Posts on social media allege that normal postage would fail to get the ballot back to the supervisor’s office for tabulation. Ogg says Continue reading

Highlands County might be richer than you think. Highlands recently made a list of the Top 10 counties in the Sunshine State for net worth. The financial technology company SmartAsset has published a list of places in the country where the people have the highest net worth. Highlands ranked sixth in Florida, with a per Continue reading

Without much comment, Avon Park city council members have booted Cyrus Wyche off the South Side Community Redevelopment Agency Board. Wyche has been charged with a number of criminal counts to which he has pleaded “not guilty.” An ensuing discussion with resident Aljoe Hinson revealed that between December of 2016 and December of 2017 there Continue reading

Another dust-up between a citizen and the Avon Park city attorney. At last night’s Avon Park city council meeting, Ann Marie Feeny and attorney Glinda Pruitt exchanged words over the proposed new War Dog Memorial. Feeny said the memorial is a donation to the city, while Pruitt said her research did not indicate that. In Continue reading