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Residents in the Avon Park area are abuzz over not one, not two, but as many as five large planes they say have the appearance of airliners being flown into the Avon Park Bombing Range. Pictures and video of the aircraft have been posted on social media. There have been reports that the Biden administration…

One person was killed and another was injured yesterday evening when a car and motorcycle collided at the intesection of Memorial Drive and the Sebring Parkway. Florida Highway Patrol reports indicate a car driven by a Sebring woman made a left turn in front of the oncoming motorcycle. The 23-year-old Sebring man was pronounced dead…

Hot on the heels of this year’s holiday season, Avon Park city council members will be talking about how to decorate the City of Charm for Christmas this year when they meet tonight in reguar session. A number of groups in the area have volunteered to help out, but want the city to purchase the…

A housefire had safety services busy this morning. The blaze broke out at a home on Cocoa Palm Drive shortly before 5:AM. Units from Desoto City and West Sebring were among those responding to the call. One person was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation. Authorities say some animals at the home were rescued…

Highlands County commissioners met this morning in a session that was pushed back two days, due to the observance of the Martin Luther King jr. holiday. They systematically dissolved a number of special benefit districts, created to underwrite volunteer fire units throughout the county. However, with the consolidation of units into a single county-wide unit,…

Sebring city council members will get together this evening for their second session of the new year. Among other things, they will be making plans for the March downtown celebration of this year’s Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring. They also will get a presentation and update on the Washington Heights neighborhood from resident Ada…

Today is the birthday of civil rights’ icon Dr. Martin Luther King jr. Government offices, banks, many businesses and schools are closed today in observance. Motorists are cautioned to look out for youngsters who may be out and about during normal school times. There will be a number of parades in Highlands County today. Lake…

Sebring police are looking for information in connection with an early morning shooting incident in the Washington Heights neighborhood. Officers in the area of Lemon Street and Dr Martin Luther King jr Boulevard heard shots being fired shortly before 1:00 this morning. When they arrived at the scene, there was nobody there and nobody saw…

Once some of the highest electric bills in the nation, a new survey shows that residents in Sebring pay, on average, less than others in Florida on their utility bills. The US Utilities Market Size & Household Spending report indicates those in the Sebring area pay an average of $260 per month for utilities, while…

It appears central Florida dodged the bullet as some heavy weather rumbled through the area last night. Law enforcement agencies in Highlands, Hardee and Polk counties have reported no incidents of wind or water damage. There were several early closings yesterday including after school activities at the Highlands County schools and facilities in the city…