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An investigation into a fatal shooting in Avon Park Monday night, is underway. Highlands County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a basketball court on Fred Connor Street where they found an adult male lying on the ground, the apparent victim of gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Initial reports indicate…

Highlands County Sheriff Paul Blackman recently came before the Highlands County Commission to request a resolution to place markers on US 27 to honor slain Highlands County Sheriff Deputy William J. Gentry. Gentry died in the line of duty on May 6, 2018 after Joseph Ables shot him several times. Florida Senate Bill 160, which…

A stolen car chase late last night had some helicopters flying low over homes in the northern part of the County … Polk County authorities called for assistance chasing a stolen vehicle heading south into Highlands County. Our deputies caught up with the vehicle with help from Polk County helicopters keeping pace with the car.…

Highlands County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a horrendous case of animal abuse Tuesday afternoon – they were serving what they THOUGHT was a routine eviction notice in the Kissimmee River Estates subdivision a little after 3pm. When they gained access to the mobile home, they found 46 dogs and 8 cats in what the department described…

The Highlands County Commission got organized for the upcoming year yesterday – after swearing in returning Commissioners Kevin Roberts, Scott Kirouwac and Chris Campbell for fresh terms, the Commission elected Arlene Tuck as Board Chairperson for the upcoming year and Don Elewell as Vice-Chair. The Sebring CRA Board decided Monday to accept a proposal for…

It’s happening again – calls are being made around Highlands County from ne’r-do-wells posing as Highlands County Sheriff’s personnel demanding money to get you out of some terrible “spotr” you’re supposedly in. The cops want you to know – the police and sheriff’s departments around here do NOT call asking for money, and if you’re…

Highlands County deputies made a grizzly discovery early Friday morning in Sun N Lake of Sebring. Deputies were called to a home on Bianca Street shortly after midnight Friday morning and found a 13-year-old girl unresponsive on the floor next to the front door. She was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Her adoptive…

A Sebring man has been arrested after the discovery of a pipe bomb at his place of employment. 37-year-old James Wayne Phillips was arrested Wednesday November 13th after an object that appeared to be a partially completed pipe bomb was found in his tool cabinet by other employees of E Stone USA in the Sebring…

A brand-new fiber network that will span across Highlands County for the entire school district, is now in progress. Groundbreaking was held Monday at Sebring High School, with District Administrators, members of the WANRack tech company, and several students in attendance. WANRack, the company building the network, expects it to boost bandwidth, improve connectivity across…

The Avon Park Municipal Election is up for a recount after Last Tuesday’s close results. The difference in vote totals for the top vote getters came in at .26% which is under the .5% threshold for an automatic machine recount. The top vote getters were incumbents Brittany McGuire, Berniece Taylor, and Michelle “Shelly” Mercure, with…