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The re-location of the Florida Medial of Honor Park has taken another step forward. Sebring city council members unanimously voted to turn over property at the corner of Eucalyptus Street and Commerce Avenue for use by The Florida Medal of Honor Memorial. The Girl Scout House, which now sits on that land, now will be Continue reading

It was a loud but generally uneventful ringing in of the new year here. Highlands County Sheriff’s officials say there were lots of complaints about fireworks over the New Year’s weekend – but no reports of any injuries. The first day of January brought firefighters to Everlast Terrace wherer they extinguished a brush fire. West Continue reading

There was some patchy dense fog in Highlands County and a dozen other Florida counties this morning from Tarpon Springs to Naples. Officials say despite limited visibility in some areas, there were no traffic or other problems to report. The advisory was issued shortly after 4:00 this morning and was extended to 10AM. AdventHealth Foundation Continue reading

It’ll be another summery day here weatherwise, but not till another big blanket of fog lifts. The National Weather Service has issued another dense fog advisory until 10am. Slow down, allow extra time to get where you’re going and leave you low beams. Just in case you were wondering, there are no changes in trash Continue reading

Christmas Eve is here, and that means stores closing early, banks closing early, and even the big box stores closed tomorrow. County Government offices have all been closed since yesterday. The Federal Reserve is closed, so if your bank is open today – most are until early afternoon – nothing gets processed till Monday. Just Continue reading

There’s just one more hurdle before the City of Sebring can transfer the old Girl Scout House on South Commerce to the Medal of Honor Memorial … it has to be advertised at a public meeting of the Council. That last hurdle gets crossed January 4th, when the Council is expected to finalize the donation Continue reading

The County Jail will have a couple new guests – sooner or later. Our Sheriff’s Department has been looking for 17 year old Rain Michael Huffman and 16 year old Larry Dean Huffman since the 16th of this month on active felony warrants. Word is the brothers got picked up yesterday in Marion County. They Continue reading

Highlands County Sheriff’s deputies are turning to the public to locate a couple of brothers. 17-year-old Rain Michael Huffman and his brother 16-year-old Larry Dean Huffman are being sought in connection with a number of vehicle theft and burglary cases in the Sebring area. Larry Huffman was the teen thought to have drown in Lake Continue reading