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On Friday, March 14th, West State Street in Avon Park will be closed between South Anoka Avenue and South Florida Avenue for a concrete pour by Marmer Construction. The closure will last through early morning and daytime hours only. Meanwhile, a reminder to motorists that between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. today, Grand Prix Drive…

We just KNOW you’re ready for another election, but the City of Sebring has one coming up next Tuesday, and Early Voting is available now at the Supervisor of Elections office on South Commerce Avenue. There’s only one item on the ballot, but it’s a consequential one – a Charter Amendment Changing the City Clerk…

Just a reminder – even though we HAVE gotten some rain, we’re still under a burn ban in Highlands County until March 20. Depending on how much moisture we get with this week’s cold front, that may change, but that downpour we got a week or so back just helped – it didn’t cure the…

Deputies are searching for answers after a man was shot Friday afternoon in Avon Park. The victim ran to Ridgedale Apartments near State Road 17 and South Cherokee Avenue around 12:24 p.m., bleeding from at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital, but authorities have not released details about his condition. Deputies…

Lake Placid High, Middle, and Elementary Schools were put under a precautionary Controlled Campus lockdown yesterday due to a potential bomb threat made online. The measure remained in place for hours as law enforcement and school officials investigated the claims. The lockdown was later lifted and authorities confirmed that there was never any immediate danger…

A special tribute is planned for Tuesday, March 25th, at the Florida Medal of Honor Memorial in observance of National Medal of Honor Day. The tribute, starting at 11:00 AM, will honor 24 of Florida’s bravest heroes with a wreath-laying ceremony at 442 South Eucalyptus Street, in downtown Sebring. They invite the community to help…

An Avon Park High School student was arrested yesterday after a scuffle with staff and school resource deputies led to the discovery of a disassembled handgun in his backpack. Deputies were tipped off about the 16-year-old acting suspiciously off campus before he entered the school. When pulled from class for questioning, he resisted, forcing deputies…

Highlands County Fire Rescue welcomed three new ambulances with a traditional wash-down ceremony at Fire Station 19 in Sebring on Friday. Built by Horton Emergency Vehicles, these $390,000 units replace aging models, some with over 300,000 miles due to manufacturing delays. The new ambulances will be stationed at Fire Stations 19, 10, and 41, joining…

A Lake Placid man was arrested Saturday after deputies found him asleep in his car at AdventHealth Sebring—with drugs and a firearm inside. Deputies woke 36-year-old Christopher Myron Clarkson and discovered multiple plastic baggies containing what tested positive as meth and fentanyl. More drugs, paraphernalia, and a handgun wrapped in a T-shirt were also found…

A Sebring woman is facing felony charges for allegedly lying to investigators about her daughter’s involvement in a burglary and battery case. Jamie Renee Lagrow, 47, is accused of giving false information to deputies about the whereabouts of her daughter, Taylor Renee Tillman, who broke into a home and attacked a woman on June 6th,…