After spending a month of learning about farms, animals and what they do for agriculture, students at Independent Day School-Corbett Campus received a hands-on lesson. ...more

November 4, 2009

Swim team On behalf of the mayor's office and the people of Lake Placid, we want to congratulate the Lake Placid Swim Team, coaches, volunteers-parents and especially the swimmers and divers, on winning both of your invitational meets and the district-wide competition all in the same year. ...more

November 3, 2009

The Lake Placid volleyball team still has business to attend to, even if alterations are currently being made on the championship banners that hang from the rafters in the Green Dragons gym. ...more

November 3, 2009

Q. How safe is this H1N1 shot or nasal spray? I have heard it has caused some pretty serious problems. ... I love my children. I want them to be safe but I'm not sure what is best at this time? I am a single mother of three and my children have recently been offered the shot at school. What happens to the parent or parents at home after the children have been treated? ...more

October 30, 2009

Former middle school teacher and convicted sex offender Debra LaFave can again have unsupervised contact with children, a judge ruled Thursday. ...more

October 30, 2009

For the next three weeks, Avon representative Florence Richmond of Sebring will be donating 50 percent of her retail sales to abused children in Highlands County. ...more

October 30, 2009

Former teacher and convicted sex offender Debra LaFave can again have unsupervised contact with children, a judge ruled this morning. ...more

October 29, 2009

A judge is expected to decide today whether former teacher and convicted sex offender Debra LaFave can have limited contact with children. The former English teacher at Greco Middle School teacher is asking to be allowed around a limited number of children of her family and friends as long as she is supervised and the parents of each child agree. ...more

October 29, 2009

The sounds of whirling pinwheels recently filled the air as Reddick Elementary School students celebrated the International Day of Peace. ...more

October 28, 2009

A judge is set to decide Thursday whether former teacher and convicted sex offender Debra LaFave can have limited contact with children of her family and friends. ...more

October 27, 2009