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Veteran’s Day is Monday, November 11th. Several ceremonies and celebrations will be taking place in Highlands County to honor our local vets. Veterans and their families are invited to join the VFW Post 4300 in Sebring for a flag raising ceremony at 11 a.m., followed by food and music throughout the day. The American Legion…

Sun ‘N Lake of Sebring voters have chosen Mike Gilpin, Greg Norton, and John Hunter for the Board of Supervisors. Gilpin previously served on the board, Norton retained his seat, and Hunter is newly elected. 3,265 votes were cast and in supervisor elections in Sun ‘N Lake, the top vote getters for the numbers of…

A race museum may be on the horizon for resident and visiting race fans in Highlands County. The Racing Hall of Fame and Marmer Construction have submitted a proposal to the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency for the former Bank of America building. The joint venture would include a race museum operated by the Hall of…

Zephen Xaver will once again be in a Highlands County court this morning and Tuesday, for a Spencer Hearing. A Spencer Hearing is required before Judge Angela Cowden hands down a final sentence for the mass killing of five women in a SunTrust Bank branch in January of 2019. In June, a jury recommended the…

Highlands County Fire crews were dispatched Thursday afternoon to a reported brush fire in the 400 block of Catfish Creek Road in Lake Placid. After crews investigated the scene, it was determined to be a structure fire and called for aid from the Sebring Fire department in order to have the ability to bring an…

DCF has DSNAP Assistance available in response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Highlands County Residents will be able to pre-register starting Monday, November 11th through Friday, November 15th. The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or D-SNAP provides food assistance for individuals and families impacted by the storms, who are not currently receiving food assistance through…

Operation Blue Roof sign-up for Hurricane Milton has been extended for residents of Highlands County. At the request of the State of Florida and FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue to collect Right of Entry (ROE) forms for Operation Blue Roof through Thursday, Nov. 14, extending the original deadline for 25 Florida…

The penalty phase of the State vs. Joseph Ables continues today. Ables was found guilty Tuesday of the first-degree murder of Highlands County Sheriff Deputy William Gentry Jr. The penalty phase of the trial started Thursday morning and continued into Friday afternoon. Victim impact statements were heard by Judge Angela Cowden and the jury on…

Highlands County evidently likes early voting – nearly five percent of the County’s eligible voters showed up to cast votes for the November 5th General Election yesterday on the first day of the County’s ten-day early voting window. Three locations will be available until November 2 for voters who want to avoid the crowds on…

The sentencing phase of the Joseph Ables murder trial begins today. Ables was found guilty of the 2018 murder of Deputy William Gentry Tuesday after less than an hour of jury deliberations. Today, the sides will argue for and against the death penalty for Ables. Judge Angela Cowden is also expected to impose an additional…