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Today is Good Friday, one of the Holiest Days on the Christian Calendar. Many government and other offices will be shut down for the observance. A number of local churches will be holding Good Friday services. Bible Fellowship and Heartland Christian Church will hold their observances this evening at 6pm, Highlands Community Church will host…

A man has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Avon Park, and it didn’t take long for Highlands County Sheriff’s Deputies to locate a suspect. In fact, authorities say 39-year-old Alfred Maddox Golden was picked up within 15 minutes of an incident at a home on State Road 17 South. Nobody was…

Fire charred as much as 10 acres of land in the “bird streets” west of Sebring last night. Units from Desoto City and West Sebring were joined by Florida Forest Service crews in battling the stubborn blaze. At this point, they say it currently is 50-percent contained. Reportedly, the flames came close to a number…

Highlands County commissioners this morning enacted a burn ban for the county. It affects any kind of outdoor burning including yard waste, trash burning or fire pits. Exempted are charcoal grills or gas grills. The emergency ordinance will be in effect for the next 90-days, or until the summer rains begin. Highlands County currently ranks…

Hot on the heels of the latest fire at the Highlands County landfill, local officials are urging residents to learn how to properly dispose of lithium-ion batteries. They say these little power sources are considered “Household Hazerdous Waste,” and should not be put in the regular trash. Instead, they should be disposed of separately like…

Activites began today for the 2023 edition of the 12 Hours of BBQ. Professional and backyard teams from the Florida BBQ Association have fired up their cookers for competition in a number of different divisions. Gates opened this morning at the Highlands County Fairgrounds. On tap for today wil be live music, and a kids…

As some Highlands County commissioners consider whether or not to impose impact fees, taxes and charges as new revenue sources for the upcoming fiscal year, a new report by Construction Coverage shows that homeowners in the Sebring-Avon Park metro area pay a median of $1,150 in property taxes anually. The study indicates that’s about .7-percent…

Highlands County firefighters were called to a housefire at Sun ‘N’ Lakes South last night. According to reports, the mobile home on Sarasota Street was totally involved in flames when units arrived at the scene. There were no injuries to report, but the place apparently was a total loss. Three people and their two dogs…

It won’t be long before the Avon Park Mowerplex is nothing but a memory. Officials of NASGRASS say they are preparing to move all their infrastructure from their former raceway at the Avon Park airport to their new facility at the Florida Flywheelers’ Park. The move is scheduled to begin in early April. that includes…

A Placid Lakes man was shot and killed this past weekend in what authorites are calling a neighborhood dispute. Highlands County Sheriff’s officials say the 62-year-old victim reportedly had become embroiled in a heated argument with his 72-year-old neighbor about driving across his yard. When deputies arrived at the scene, the victim was found dead…