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July 9, 2008

SEBRING – Donnie Strickland, manager at Sweetbay Supermarket, was prepared for a deluge of Independence Day shoppers like Deb Johnson and Bernie Veenkant, of Sebring, who were loading up a cart Thursday. ...more

July 4, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County is still working on a plan for a north-south route from the Highlands Hammock State Park area to Thunderbird Road, Planner Don Hanna said Wednesday. "We don't have the model updated," Hanna said. "Tindale-Oliver is still working on it. It's supposed to be done in December." ...more

June 25, 2008

For the dirtiest jobs around the house, check out these big new helpers. ...more

June 25, 2008

Organizers have set a goal to collect 5 tons of outdated telephone directories during a third annual recycling drive July 12 to 19. ...more

June 24, 2008

On behalf of the Boys and Girls Club of Highlands County, I would like to say thank you very much to the following companies and individuals for their most generous contributions, to the Boys and Girls Club Hot Air Balloon Festival: Remax, Taco Bell, Heartland Bank, Heacock Insurance, Highlands Independent Bank, All Around Septic and Sewer, Chaneys Used Auto Sales, Gulf Kist Sod, Bates Son and Daughters, Barbara Stewart, Marge Jakubek, Therman Pangburn, David Z. Mason, Nell and Steve Roberts, Christy and Crusier Crews, Randy Wilkens, James and Helen Hutchenson, Rita Youngman, Wally Randall, Gayle Harrell, D and C Cabnetry, Lois Johnson, Janet McKenny, Forrest Hilton, Highlands Animal Clinic, Alice Lowe, Donald Chamberlain, Don Cram. Also many thanks to the local hotels who provided rooms for our pilots: Four Points Sheraton, Inn On The Lakes, Kenilworth Lodge, Residence Inn of Marriott, Sebring and Lake Placid's Holiday Inn Express, Valencia Hotel and Suites of Lake Placid, and Econo Lodge. ...more

June 21, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - Organizers have set a goal to collect five tons of outdated telephone directories during the third annual recycling drive July 12-19. The R.E.S.O.R.C.E. Recycling Club is teaming up with businesses and community groups to create 11 drop-off sites for the recycling campaign, according to Kimberly Brown, its vice president. ...more

June 21, 2008

More than 50 volunteers converged on the home of Norma Hicks, a teacher's assistant and single mom in Clair-Mel City, intent on sprucing up her domicile by slapping on a coat of paint, making repairs and adding a splash of landscaping. ...more

June 20, 2008