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The festive holiday season continues tonight in the City of Charm with Christmas in the Park. Sponsored by the Avon Park Chamber of Commerce, the event will feature performances of Christmas Music by the Avon and Memorial elementary school choirs as well as the Avon Park Middle School and High School ensembles. There also will Continue reading

There will be a changing of the guard at South Florida State College. Dr Thomas Leitzel has announced he is stepping down as president of the school, effective at the end of June next year. During his tenure at SFSC, he promoted the growth of the College and community partnerships, both private and public. Several Continue reading

It appears there’s an afternoon problem with kids on the Circle in downtown Sebring. City council members last night heard reports of middle schoolers running rampant in the area after classes let out. They reportedly have terrorized store owners, broken bottles and have stood in traffic to watch cars dodge around them on Circle Drive. Continue reading

Has your rent gone up? A new study by Construction Coverage shows that the fair market rent in the Sebring-Avon Park metro area has increased almost 17-percent since the onset of the coronavirus. The good news is, that’s below the national average of a 24-percent rental increase. The numbers show that locally, studio apartments are Continue reading

It appears that the Sebring location of Bed, Bath and Beyond soon will be closing. The chain earlier this year announced that dozens of its locations would be shuttered as part of a reorganizational move. Store officials say their inventory now is on sale, with a sell off of store furniture and fixtures to follow. Continue reading

If you like Christmas Parades, this is your weekend. The Sebring Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade will begin to move up Ridgewood Drive starting at 7pm tonight. Officials say this will be the longest processional for them in a while. There will be ten more units added and there’s a waiting list in case anyone Continue reading

Competition gets underway today at the Alan Jay Pistons & Props event at the Sebring International Raceway. In addition to qualifying in all classes, the BRM Endurance Challenge, the Stoner Car Care Global GT Race and Classic RS Cup will be run. A series of sprint races will take place tonight as well – those Continue reading

Drivers and cars in this year’s Alan Jay Pistons & Props event are getting their first official taste of the Sebring International Raceway today. Test and tune sessions are being run for all classes. Qualifying races will start tomorrow. Also slated for tomorrow are competitions in the BRM Endurance Challenge, the Stoner Car Care Global Continue reading

Another successful kickoff for the local holiday season last night, as the Avon Park Christmas Parade went off without a hitch. Local officials first joined Heartland Helping Hands in lighting up the newly refurbished Gazebo on the Historic Mile Long Mall, with the parade following the traditional route down Main Street. The next processional will Continue reading

The local Christmas season gets underway officially this evening in Avon Park, with the annual Christmas parade. Staged by the Avon Park Chamber of Commerce, it is the first of the three holiday processionals here. More than 60 units, including floats, dancers, bands and antique cars. will head down Main Street beginning at 7pm. It Continue reading