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A Lake Placid Drug Dealer arrested in 2022 has been sentenced to serve at least 25 years in State Prison. Ezzard Charles Dixon was sentenced July 29th after being convicted of 11 felonies including armed fentanyl trafficking. A search warrant served on his Lake Placid home September 20, 2022 uncovered various illegal substances including fentanyl, Continue reading

A wanted man was found and arrested in Lake Placid on Monday. US Marshals arrested 62-year-old Clifton Clayton Boggess who is wanted in connection to the murder of a 25-year-old Colorado woman. Authorities say Britani Meek went missing on October 25th, 2023 and her body and vehicle were later discovered on November 28th in rural Continue reading

South Florida State College’s Panther Partners will be hosting the State of Education in the Heartland, Wednesday, July 31 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Superintendents Dr. Brenda Longshore from Highlands County and Mr. Bob Shayman from Hardee County will be sharing information about the Highlands and Hardee school districts as well as offering updates on Continue reading

The next Sebring City Council meeting will be August 6th and will include an update on the renovation of Harder Hall. A detailed PowerPoint presentation as well as updates from the historic architect, construction contractor, and the roofer are planned. The Blackmon Family of St. Petersburg paid $4 million in October 2022 for the vacant Continue reading

Discussions are underway for the addition of a new ladder truck for the Avon Park Fire Department. On Monday, Fire Chief Andrew Marcy presented a few options to the Avon Park City Council at the budget workshop. The current equipment, at 23 years old, is well past the recommendation of the National Fire Protection Agency Continue reading

The Florida Medal of Honor Memorial is closer to dedication day. The project, located at 442 S. Eucalyptus Street in Sebring, is scheduled to open on September 11th. The dedication will feature Robert Ingram, who is the sole living Florida recipient of the Medal of Honor. Once completed, the visitors center will offer tours for Continue reading

Two of the six candidates for Avon Park’s next City Manager are local residents. All six candidates were presented Monday as having met all qualifications set forth by the City Council previously. The six candidates up for the job are Danielle Kelly and Nicholas Sawyer, both of Sebring, David Lynch of Painesville, Ohio, Pat Oman Continue reading

A single vehicle crash on Sparta road on Sunday afternoon claimed the life of an 80-year-old Sebring man. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the man was driving a sedan east on Sparta road just west of the intersection of Charlotte drive around 3:08 PM. After leaving the roadway, the sedan entered the western grass Continue reading

Broadband internet is a step closer to be being provided in Highlands county. County Commissioners voted last week and approved a request to award IBT Group USA a 4.5 million contract to complete the project. In addition, the county seeks a private wide area network to be established so that county wide facilities can maintain Continue reading

A Highlands County Jury reached a unanimous verdict of Guilty of second-degree murder Thursday morning in the case of Johntravious Perry. Perry was accused of murdering his 16-year-old cousin Dre’Sean Williams after an egg fight turned violent. Williams was shot and killed at an Avon Park car wash on December 1st 2020. Security videos and Continue reading