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The weekend after Race Week in Highlands County is often rather quiet. Not so this Saturday in Avon Park – the second annual “Springapalooza” Festival runs from 8am till 5pm along the Mile Long Mall, raising funds for Heartland Helping Hands … the organization this year is earmarking funds to supporting Viet Nam Veteran Curt Continue reading

The Highlands County Commission wants to know what it can do help bolster the County’s retail business – and what it can do to recruit new businesses. The Commission voted this week to accept a $40,000 grant from Competitive Florida to study the topic. In other actions, the Board also approved a waiver for tipping Continue reading

To nobody’s great surprise, former President Donald Trump won Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary yesterday. Trump collected 81.2% of the Republican votes cast statewide … here in Highlands County, he won 88.1% of the ballots, to Nikki Haley’s 8.1%. Turnout was light – only 15.7% of the County’s 33,640 eligible Republican voters cast ballots. There was Continue reading

There IS an election today, but early voting numbers indicate that it’s not getting a ton of attention. Your voting precinct location is open for the Florida Presidential Preference Primary today, if you’re a registered Republican and want your voice to be heard. Former President Trump IS the presumptive nominee, but there are a half Continue reading

A tragic incident in AdventHealth Sebring yesterday resulted in two deaths and caused the hospital to be locked down with emergency cases deffered to other medical facilities. Highlands County Sheriff’s officials say it happened shortly before 11:30 yesterday morning when 66-year-old Joe Landon brought his special needs son in to the hospital for treatment. After Continue reading

This is Thursday of Race Week and the action picks up significantly today at the Sebring International Raceway with qualifying, racing, and the first on-track appearance of drivers in this year’s Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Cadillac. They will have both morning and afternoon sessions – and one of the big draws Continue reading

It’s officially Race Week in Sebring. Gates were opened yesterday at the Sebring International Raceway and fans began pouring in for the next four days of music, activities and racing action in this year’s Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Cadillac. Practice sessions begin this morning for cars in the four support series Continue reading

Race week ramps up in Sebring today, as fans who have been parked across from Gate 4 will be allowed entrance to the Sebring International Raceway to set up camp in their respective areas, to get ready for this year’s Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Cadillac. Tonight will be the sixth annual Continue reading

Today officially begins Race Week in Highlands County as preparation continues for this year’s edition of the Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Cadillac. Hundreds of fans are parked in the field across from the Sebring Internatonal Raceway – reportedly they will be let in tomorrow. Historic Sports Car Racing wound up their Continue reading

A Wauchula man has died in a Hardee County traffic crash. Florida Highway Patrol reports say the 63-year-old motorcyclist was eastbound on State Road 62, and was hit from behind by a sport utility vehicle. The force of the impact sent the biker off his cycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The SUV Continue reading