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It appears that last week at the Sebring International Raceway was the safest place to be in Highlands County. Sheriff’s officials, who provided security services for SuperSebring 2023, say of the 29 people booked over the four day Race Week here, only two of them came from the track. The 12 Hours of Sebring traditionally Continue reading

Another 12 Hours of Sebring is in the books – and it was another barn burner. So many fans packed the 330 acres of the Sebring International Raceway, officials cut off general admission parking on Friday. There still were plenty of spaces in the offsite lots and the raceway trams were running all day. In Continue reading

Today the action gets underway at the Sebring International Raceway in earnest with both the Alan Jay 120 and Porsche Carerra Cup races to take to the track. Also slated are an autograph session for the Alan Jay drivers as well as practice laps for Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring competitors and qualifying for Continue reading

They began letting fans set up at the Sebring International Raceway yesterday in preparation for this year’s Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring. Today action gets started early with practice and qualifying sessions. Today will see qualifying for both the Alan Jay 120 and the Porsche Carrera cup cars. World Endurance Championship cars also will Continue reading

Although tomorrow is the first day for track activity at the Sebing International Raceway, due to the crush of fans. officials say they will open the grounds this afternoon. That will give some of the faithful a chance to set up their tents and trailers for Race Week. Some motor homes with reserve trackside spaces Continue reading

The Sebring Walmart was shut down early this morning due to a small fire. Sebring police say it occured in the freezer section of the grocery department before 6am. Units from the Sebring police and fire departments responded. The store was evacuated without incident. No injuries were reported – cause of the fire remains under Continue reading

Highlands County is one of the top five locations in Florida where social security goes the farthest. At least that’s what a new report from SmartAsset has found. Highlands ranks number five in the Sunshine State for the ability to stretch Social Security payments. Survey officials say they looked at the average Social Security income Continue reading

It’s that time of year again, things have dried out and the chance of wildfires has increased significantly. State Road 62 was closed between Polk Rd and US HWY 17 in Hardee County yesterday as units there had to extinguish a large, smokey brush fire. Local officials warn motorists to be cautious driving through or Continue reading

A joint meeting with Avon park city officials and the Florida Department of Transportation set for today has been postponed. Reportedly there were problems with notifications so it has been put off until later this month. The meeting was scheduled to take public input on a plan to change the parking and traffic patterns on Continue reading