Sebring senior Connor Bauer continues his quest for another trip to the state cross country finals when he competes in today's Class 3A-Region 3 meet in Charlotte. ...more

November 13, 2009

Railroad Street will be closed between Bowman Avenue and Center Avenue starting at 8 a.m. from Nov. 13-18, due to installation of underground utilities by KDL Underground, Inc., per jack and bore under the CSX railroad tracks at Center Avenue, for the construction of the Sebring Parkway Phase II project. ...more

November 13, 2009

Domestic violence survivor Tronda James is starting a support group called, U-Can-Change. The first meeting will be at Sebring Public Library's conference room today from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ...more

November 13, 2009

FRIDAY 'Lucky Friday the 13th' theme at Gallery Walk SEBRING - Leave your superstitions at home and join the downtown merchants in celebrating "Lucky Friday the 13th" in Sebring. ...more

November 13, 2009

There has been a lot of discussion about the new health care reform bill before Congress and I would like to add my perspective. First I would like to agree with the conservatives that claim that this is a government intrusion into the private business of health care. Second, I would like to assert that this is a good thing, although I think this assertion is a matter of perspective. If you think Social Security is government intrusion into the retirement planning that we should do on our own, then you will hate this type of government action. If, however, you think we are a society that should and can provide for the health of all of our members then you will agree that this bill is long overdue. The simple issue is this: Do we as a society think it is our duty to make sure health care is available to all, or do we believe that those that want good health care should have planned better and gotten a career that provided health insurance for life and that those that didn't plan better, can simply die from lack of services brought on by their own lack of planning, or inability to get such a job? ...more

November 12, 2009

South Florida Community College pitcher Adam Simmons has committed to Florida State University and will join the Seminole pitching staff in the fall of 2010. ...more

November 12, 2009

The Sebring girls basketball team showed plenty of hustle and intensity in losing to Okeechobee by a score of 49-47 in Tuesday night's Preseason Classic in the Blue Streak gym. ...more

November 12, 2009

The story about the passing of citrus leader Leonard C. (Lenny) Smith in Wednesday's edition of Highlands Today should have included among the survivors his daughter, Somer Lynn Smith, of Sebring. ...more

November 12, 2009

People are listening to the insurance companies that would love to keep gouging us and dumping us when we actually get sick. All we want is affordable health care (not free) with real coverage when we need it. How about having an option to keep the corporations honest and fair? Everybody knows someone who would like to be able to purchase health insurance but can't afford it. Come on America, we can do way better. The opponents are the insurance companies and the politicians taking huge money from them! ...more

November 12, 2009

Landscaping lovers, green thumbs, and bargain hunters alike, mark your calendars for the Master Gardener plant sale Saturday, Nov. 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...more

November 12, 2009