A pair of low pressure areas, one off each coast, will provide some moisture and energy to produce a few thunderstorms today after the sun starts heating things up. ...more

November 2, 2008

Free the inner freak in you or just stand by and prepare to be mesmerized as all creatures great and small parade through the streets of Ybor City today for the annual Guavaween celebration. ...more

October 25, 2008

Loud knocking on the front door early in the morning, before the sun comes up, would catch most sleeping residents by surprise. ...more

October 24, 2008

Since 99.9 percent of the pro-Ron Grimming for sheriff letters come from Lake Placid, I think the fine folks there ought to elect him as their next police chief and let the rest of us in Highlands County tend to the business of re-electing Susan Benton as sheriff. We know what we have in Sheriff Benton. She is one of us. She worked her way through the sheriff's department, she has lived in this community for many years, raised her family in this community, buried her husband Jim in this community and in every decision she makes as sheriff, it is with the best interests of this community in mind. On the other hand, who is Ron Grimming? Him visiting his parents in Lake Placid once a year for 25 years doesn't exactly make him an old friend. He's an outsider; all we know about him comes from quotes from his friends or the local Republican Party headquarters. ...more

October 20, 2008

The business relationship between National Recreational Properties Inc. and Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District continues to unravel. ...more

October 16, 2008

There has been lots of mud slinging in this election. The Highlands Today website: "Where is Mr. Maxcy" has some negative sayings about him. ...more

October 11, 2008

Sun 'n Lake of Sebring District Office will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 9 in observance of Yom Kippur. ...more

October 8, 2008

A Sun 'n Lake man was in stable condition at Florida Hospital Heartland Division after the Highlands County Sheriff's Office reported he was stabbed early Sunday morning. ...more

October 6, 2008

Pasco detectives are trying to figure out what exactly happened to a 26-year-old man found naked and bleeding this morning inside a vehicle at a used car lot. ...more

October 5, 2008

Paul McCartney had "Another Day" and now former Sebring City Administrator Bob Hoffman has "another year" on the city payroll. ...more

October 4, 2008