An Avon Park man remained in the Highlands County Jail Thursday under an $180,000 bond after being arrested on a warrant accusing him of exchanging sexual explicit correspondences and adult pornography with a 16-year-old girl. ...more

November 21, 2009

Alonzo Robertson scored 17 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, Reggie Baker added 18 and Avon Park staged a furious late-game rally before losing to Clewiston, 69-66, in overtime on Thursday night in the Bill Jarrett Tip-Off Tournament finale. ...more

November 21, 2009

The bomb threat called in Thursday afternoon at the Royal Care of Avon Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center turned out to be just that - a threat. ...more

November 21, 2009

RUNNING Sunday Women's Running Magazine Women's Half Marathon and 5K ...more

November 21, 2009

Approximately 90 residents were safely evacuated after a bomb threat was called in to the Royal Care of Avon Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center just before 4 p.m. Thursday. ...more

November 20, 2009

FRIDAY Highlands Social Dance Club to host the Stardusters ...more

November 20, 2009

Local sports briefs for the Highlands County area. ...more

November 20, 2009

The high school football playoffs start tonight, and, alas, the three Highlands County teams are making other plans. In the end, Sebring couldn't win The Big Game(s), Lake Placid coalesced too late and Avon Park, playing out an athletic director's ultimate nightmare, faced four top-10 teams in five weeks. ...more

November 20, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, Nov. 17 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

November 20, 2009

The American Legion Women's Auxiliary Unit 69 of Avon Park is looking for two high school junior girls to participate in this year's Girls State in Tallahassee. ...more

November 20, 2009