Avon Park News

9, in Avon Park and charged with cocaine and marijuana possession. 021112 AVON PARK FL Marilyn Calderon, 31, was arrested Thursday, Feb.

Dolores Coller talks with Jenna Gibbs of Chiropractic Wellness Center in Sebring about her back pains during the Senior Expo on Wednesday.

Recently, my wife and I have dropped our Florida residency to become Hoosiers again, not necessarily because of better government in Indiana.

Two weeks ago, Highlands County commissioners offered Rick Helms a $12,645 annual raise to accept the county administrator's job.

PHOTO BY STEVE STEINER Katie Niethammer is the manager of the newly-opened Anytime Fitness health club located in Orange Grove Plaza.

Some community minded folks are on to a terrific idea in Avon Park. They have formed a group called the Avon Park Champions Club and their mission will be to return pride and success to Avon Park athletics and academics.

An Avon Park High School student was free on $1,000 bail Wednesday after reportedly putting up a struggle with a school official to defend his McNuggets.

From the very beginning the News-Sun has had reservations about Phase III of the Parkway, which will go north from the right angle turn on Phase I to the intersection of College and Memorial drives in Avon Park.

John Higgs, from Kentucky, talks to Lu Chizum, from South Bend, Ind., in Whispering Pines Village on Thursday.

A woman was free on $3,000 bail Wednesday, after she was accused of forging a check from her former boyfriend's account.

The Highlands County Board of County Commission and South Florida Community College disagree about how the Phase III Sebring Parkway intersection at Memorial Drive should look, according to County Engineer Ramon Gavarrete.

Signature Salon Suites first Highlands County location will officially open Monday.

An Avon Park man was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempting to swindle $988,000 out of fraudulent land contracts.

What may be new for some is that it also comes equipped with an e-monitor, allowing residents to see for themselves how much electricity their appliances are using and much power the home's solar panels are producing.

Cars travel Wednesday morning on Sebring Parkway. The county commission discussed the options for Phase III of the parkway construction, expanding it to Avon Park, at their Tuesday meeting.

City council signaled a new direction for the city's Community Redevelopment Agency Monday night when it did away with the position of a city-wide director.

At Clinical Pharmacology Advice Network, Clinicial Pharmacology consultant Dennis Mungall will use his expertise in assisting patients as well as clinicians on a number of topics.

Residents had mixed feelings watching the dismantling of the old water tower in their neighborhood, saying it served as a landmark, but it was also an eyesore and a safety hazard.

Sheriff Susan Benton plans to file to run for her third term, but she says she hasn't decided yet if she'll seek a fourth term.

Celebrations honoring the memory and dreams of Martin Luther King Jr. occurred throughout Highlands County over the weekend, from Highway Park to Avon Park.