The Sebring boys golf team overcame cool and windy conditions to place second in Monday's Class 2A-District 9 tournament at Bartow Golf Course. ...more

October 21, 2009

What is Highlands County drug abusers' poison of choice? According to Capt. Randy LaBelle, with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), it's prescription medications. ...more

October 21, 2009

Hunched over after pulling a back muscle early Sunday morning, Sebring coach Venessa Sinness cautiously paced the sideline, making slight gestures to fire up her squad. ...more

October 21, 2009

A Lake Placid man was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital Sunday with critical injuries after being struck by a car while he was on his bicycle. ...more

October 20, 2009

I was absolutely appalled when I read in Highlands Today that our county judges have the right to okay an abortion for a minor child without any knowledge of the abortion made to the child's parents. ...more

October 18, 2009

Attention seniors: For the first time in history there will not be an increase in the Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA). There may not be any for the next three years. That does not mean your Social Security benefit will stay the same, it will decrease! Your Medicare premium will increase from $96.40 to $104.20 in 2010 and to $120.20 in 2011. Your part D cost will probably also increase. But Congress voted themselves a big raise, between $4,700 and $5,300. ...more

October 16, 2009

Now there is no excuse not to get in shape. John Honeywell, owner/operator of Rezultz Fitness on Interlake Boulevard in Lake Placid, is offering patrons the opportunity to raise money for breast cancer awareness by jogging on its new, pink treadmill. ...more

October 4, 2009

The Avon Park Public Library, 100 N. Museum Ave., and the Lake Placid Memorial Library, 205 W. Interlake Blvd., will change their hours as of today. ...more

October 1, 2009

The kids say that they have no place to go to entertain themselves. Have they looked beyond their noses? Royal Palms Bowling Center and Kegel Bowling Center would welcome them with open arms. Each center has plenty of things to occupy the kids for a period of time. Bowling is a safe and healthy sport that can be done any time of the day/night. ...more

September 30, 2009

South Florida Community College hosted representatives from many of the Highlands County Rotary clubs to a tour of the future SFCC Theater for the Performing Arts on Sept. 25. ...more

September 30, 2009