The city of Sebring has declared that Friday, March 13, will be Bill O'Brien day, and his friends are having a fundraiser to help the former police dispatcher and polio survivor get a much-needed electric Hoyer lift. ...more

March 9, 2009

Art contests for children were added this year to the second annual Historical Downtown Sebring Craft Festival, according to Alice Stroppel, representing the Highlands Art League. ...more

March 4, 2009

After listening to a presentation by Kathryn Doddridge, director of business development Daybreak Behavioral Health with Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Sebring City Council members decided that their employees would benefit from a counseling assistance program. ...more

February 20, 2009

Police investigators say the driver of a 2000 Dodge minivan that was struck by an orange hauler Saturday night in Lake Placid was at fault. ...more

February 18, 2009

LAKE PLACID A Lake Placid man died Sunday in a two-vehicle accident at U.S. 27 and Shore Line Drive. ...more

February 17, 2009

Two adults and two children were hospitalized Saturday night after a minivan and an orange transporter truck collided in front of the Golden Corral restaurant on U.S. 27 in Lake Placid, according to Emergency Medical Services. ...more

February 17, 2009

A Lake Placid man died Sunday following a two-vehicle accident at U.S. Hwy. 27 and Shore Line Drive. ...more

February 16, 2009

A special thank you to the following businesses who helped make the Florida Hospital Volunteers 2009 Tent Sale in Lake Placid a great success: U-Lock-It Storage, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreen Drug Store, Tower Restaurant, Happiness Farms, D and D Nails, Heron's Garden, Kelley's Florist, Chef Buddy's Deli, Domino's Pizza, Wauchula State Bank, Winn-Dixie, Publix and Sweetbay. Your support of our Lake Placid community is greatly appreciated. ...more

February 13, 2009

A final determination of death for an Ocala youth who died at the Avon Park Youth Academy is pending a toxicology report. ...more

February 9, 2009

I am replying to Mr. Diotte's letter published in the Highlands Today. Mr. Diotte opines over "what was done wrong, what candidates would do to correct incumbents' errors and all kinds of promises of good things to come." I agree with Dick, that's what we should be doing. ...more

February 5, 2009