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An Avon Park Middle School teenager was killed yesterday when he was hit by a train. 13-year-old Malik K. Pearson was struck by a northbound Amtrak passenger train. It happened after school near the Bell Street crossing. Apparently, Pearson was walking by the tracks near Feagin Avenue when he was hit. So far there’s no Continue reading

An Avon Park couple reportedly were killed in a weekend traffic crash in Glades County. Florida Highway Patrol reports say the 72-year-old man was on a motorcycle north on State Road 29 with a rider, when a sport utility vehicle driven by a Melbourne woman went left of center and slammed head-on into the bike. Continue reading

It’s been 80 years and tens of thousands of miles, but the remains of a local World War II veteran finally are coming home. 2nd Lieutenant Pharis E Weekly was shot down during a mission he was flying with the 93rd Bombardment Group. Modern technology was able to identify his remains at a mass grave Continue reading

It appears that the scrambling for a president for South Florida State College is over. Officials at the SFSC Board of Trustees yesterday announced Osceola County state lawmaker Fred Hawkins as the only finalist to be their president. The 55-year-old Hawkins represents the 42nd District in St. Cloud in the Florida House. He first was Continue reading

Members of the South Florida State College Board of Trustees will gather this morning to try again to find a replacement for outgoing school president Thomas Leitzel. The process was thrown into chaos earlier this month when all three of the candidates on a short list pulled their resumes for consideration for the post. A Continue reading

Declining attendance and rising costs have spelled the end of the Heartland Triathlon. Organizers have announced they’ve pulled the plug on this year’s event – which was to have run next month. The triathlon involved running, swimming and bicycling competitions throughout the Greater Sebring area – causing swaths of downtown – as well as parts Continue reading

Five people were arrested Friday after a shooting incident in Highlands County. An unidentified victim was shot near a Dollar General store at State Road 66 and South Orange Blossom Blvd. south of Sebring. Within minutes, a red Ford 500, observed at the scene of the shooting, was located in Hardee County. Deputies there gave Continue reading

NEWS 5/5/23 BF PRO WATERCROSS The Liqui-Moly Pro Watercross National Tour will kick off their 2023 racing season in Sebring tomorrow. The jet-skis and personal watercraft will be running at 85 miles-per-hour or better on a liquid track set out in Lake Jackson. Competitors will be using Veterans Beach Park for the event, which gets Continue reading

The Liqui-Moly Pro Watercross National Tour will kick off their 2023 racing season in Sebring tomorrow. The jet-skis and personal watercraft will be running at 85 miles-per-hour or better on a liquid track set out in Lake Jackson. Competitors will be using Veterans Beach Park for the event, which gets underway tomorrow in earnest with Continue reading

It’s the first Thursday of May, and that means it’s the observance of the National Day of Prayer. This will be the 29th ceremony to be held here in Highlands County. It will commence this morning at 11am on the East Lawn of the Highlands County Courthouse in downtown Sebring. There will be music and Continue reading