Approximately 90 residents were safely evacuated after a bomb threat was called in to the Royal Care of Avon Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center just before 4 p.m. Thursday. ...more

November 20, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, Nov. 17 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

November 20, 2009

Local sports briefs for the Highlands County area. ...more

November 20, 2009

The high school football playoffs start tonight, and, alas, the three Highlands County teams are making other plans. In the end, Sebring couldn't win The Big Game(s), Lake Placid coalesced too late and Avon Park, playing out an athletic director's ultimate nightmare, faced four top-10 teams in five weeks. ...more

November 20, 2009

The American Legion Women's Auxiliary Unit 69 of Avon Park is looking for two high school junior girls to participate in this year's Girls State in Tallahassee. ...more

November 20, 2009

FRIDAY Highlands Social Dance Club to host the Stardusters ...more

November 20, 2009

Cleveland Nobles got the call Friday afternoon, just hours before his final football game of the season. ...more

November 19, 2009

It was a day of mixed emotions for the Avon Park youth football fans, as one out of three teams advance to the Super Bowl Sunday. Red was the dominant color for the majority of the day, with hundreds of fans from several teams - the final game of what the AP fans came for brought all of the jubilee. ...more

November 19, 2009

Avon Park City Council members chose Maria Sutherland, city project manager, as the interim city manager during a special meeting Monday. ...more

November 17, 2009

The four-person team of Paul Howard, Mike Lingenfelder, Don Belcher and Ennis Caldwell combined to shoot a 56 to claim top honors in the 10th annual Meals on Wheels golf tournament Saturday at Harder Hall Country Club. ...more

November 17, 2009