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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

There’s a big race scheduled for this weekend – but it might not be where you think. Lawn mower racers from NASGRASS say their activites will get underway today for the 2024 edition of the Snowbird Nationals. It’s a big deal – this is the first nationals to be held in their new facility at Continue reading

Highlands County now has a new local candidate. Longtime resident Donald Ridgeway has announced his intention to run for superintendent of schools. Ridgeway has worked for the school board of Highlands County for better than two decades, as a teacher, athletic director, dean of students and a principal. Ridgeway earned degrees at South Florida State Continue reading

Highlands County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Frostproof man following an incident in the Highlands Homes area, north of Sebring. According to reports, 31-year-old Eleno Suarez jr was spotted driving a car that had a license tag that actually belonged on another vehicle. However, when deputies tried a traffic stop, Suarez didn’t – but got stuck Continue reading

Highlands County got two new residents yesterday, who only will celebrate their actual birthays once every four years. A couple of Leap Year Babies were born yesterday at Advent Health Sebring. Officials there say the first Leaper was a girl, the second Leapling was a boy. They say moms and kids all are doing just Continue reading

It seems the closer we get to the Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebrng presented by Cadillac, the more action picks up at the Sebring International Raceway. Cars and drivers for this Weekends United States Auto Club opener already are loaded in and are ready for today’s test sessions. A record field of more than Continue reading

A Sebring resident is looking to breathe life into City of Charm. Jane Benham, who runs the Avon Park Farmer’s Market has made a pitch to the Avon Park city council to revive the Main Street program there. As a 501.(c)(3) organization, the Main Street America’s program works to revitalize downtowns and commercial districts through Continue reading

Avon Park city council members last night voted to join in with a lawsuit against the so-called ‘Form-6." That’s a document that all people running for office now must fill out, that discloses all possessions they have of $1,000 or more. Although enaction of the mandate has been pushed back until next year, hundreds of Continue reading