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While improvements are continuing at the Kenelworth Lodge in Sebring, according to reports in the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Mark & Madge Stewart, longtime owners of the hotel are suing their business partners. The Sebring couple reportedly is requesting a dissolution all net proceeds of the sale of the property. It’s a complicated affair, dating Continue reading

Hold on to your hat! Highlands County officials are warning residents that some blustry weather may be moving through the area today. Wind and thunderstorms are expected later this afternoon with a "marginal risk" of severe weather. They warn unsecured objects outside may get blown about a bit. The long arm of the Highlands County Continue reading

Once again the idea of "intentionally" instructing local students in sexual orientation and sexual identity has caused Highlands County School Board members to pull a list of proposed policies and take them back for further discussion. Policies that had been up for consideration were pulled after board members Reece Martin and Nichole Radonski joined members Continue reading

First it was the Circle Theatre, now, it appears the Champion For Children’s Foundation may be dealing off another property on the Historic Circle in downtown Sebring. Apparently, they are in negotiations with Jim and Coleen Polatty to sell off the Garden of Joy, adjacent to the theater. The hope is to create a garden Continue reading

Avon Park city council will meet for their first session of the month this evening. Among other things, the council will go over the lease for the Avon Park Senior Activities Center, and get a five month update of revenues and expenditures by the city from finance director Melanie Sauerhafer. In other action, city attorney Continue reading

If sugar and carbonated water are your thing, this is your weekend. The Sixth annual Soda Fest gets underway in downtown Sebring. Known as "Florida’s Fizziest Festival," there will be live music, food trucks, soda drinking contests for adults and children, and plenty of different kinds of soft drinks for sampling. Earlier this week, Karsyn Continue reading

Over the past quarter century, the Alan Jay Automotive Network has given cars to students as part of their "Wheels for A’s" program. To date, they have given 99 high performing students vehicles as part of the promotion. Owner Alan J. Wildstein has announced that this year, vehicle number 100 will go to a teacher. Continue reading

Officials of Highlands County Emergency Management are warning residents to brace themselves. The county is under a wind advisory until 5:00 this evening as a cold front moves through the area. Both wind and thunderstorms have been predicted for later this afternoon. There will be two new faces on the Lake Placid Town Council. Voters Continue reading

Officials of Highlands County Emergency Management are warning residents to brace themselves. The county is under a wind advisory until 5:00 this evening as a cold front moves through the area. Both wind and thunderstorms have been predicted for later this afternoon. There will be two new faces on the Lake Placid Town Council. Voters Continue reading

It may seem like there’s a lot of new housing here, but a new survey by Construction Coverage shows Highlands County is lagging behind the national average. The survey says that in the past decade, Highlands’ housing inventory has grown by 6.1 percent, while the population has grown by 7.6 percent. The national growth in Continue reading