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A traffic accident south of Sebring has claimed a life. Florida Highway Patrol reports indicate a 35-year-old Sebring man slammed his car head-on into a semi-truck on Highway 98 near the Lock Access Road. Apparently, the car went left of center on a curve and hit the semi. Two people in a sport utility vehicle…

Today is Good Friday and officials at the Highlands County School system have announced there are no classes today for students here. Motorists are reminded to watch out for youngsters out and about during regular school hours. Classes will resume on Monday. Despite some rain in the area, conditions remain dry overall. Firefighters from West…

A new survey by the company Filterbuy shows that the Avon Park-Sebring Metro area registered an average unemployment of six percent last year. It was higher than the national average of 5.3-percent for 2021. Last year’s numbers were incrementally better than 2020, but still are anemic with better than 2,000 local people said to still…