Lake Placid News

"Our volunteers have put in more than 55,000 hours helping school staff working with students and providing a helping hand wherever needed," Deputy Superintendent Rodney Hollinger said in a prepared statement.

Severe weather from Tropical Storm Beryl briefly pelted parts of south Highlands County with 1-inch hail and 2-3 inches of rain Sunday evening and soaked the rest of the county.

A few years later, they both got their broker's license at the same time. In 1989 the Borings purchased the RE/MAX franchise and Campbell joined them and was there for about nine years until she reached her goal of selling 75 homes a year when she took a sabbatical to pursue other business interests.

Randy Reinhardt of Lake Placid, Fla., was named the third winner of the Sanders Cup this past weekend.

Get ready to get dirty this weekend at this year's Dirty Dozen and Half Dozen Mud Run set for Saturday at the Sebring International Raceway.

Sammy Telesco boxes with a punching dummy in Str8up Youth Ministry's center after receiving the keys to the martial arts facility on Tuesday.

Students in Sandee Tuck's seventh grade advanced language arts class use the Sharpen Up! workbook to prepare for the FCAT reading test.

Veterinarians including Dr. Elton Gissendanner have suggested that Sheriff Susan Benton enforce the animal laws, and that a nonprofit humane society take over the animal shelter.

Highlands County Sheriff's officials released the identity Friday of the victim of a fire that happened Tuesday night at 21 Armadillo Trail, in Lake Placid.

Traffic flow between Tangerine Avenue and Green Dragon Drive along West Interlake Boulevard may get a little worse before it gets a lot better, after the town council voted Monday to recommend a road improvement project there.

A trailer fire claimed the life of a Lake Placid man late Tuesday night at 21 Armadillo Trail, in Lakeside Village Mobile Home Park.

Charlie Stroup is a grief counselor with Paradigm Group in Sebring. She also serves on the boards of community organizations such as Change of Pace and New Concepts by Visions Inc., which provides transportation services.

A pregnant 16-year-old girl was arrested on Tuesday in Lake Placid after chasing the father of her unborn child with hedge clippers, according to a Highlands County Sheriff's Office report.

ARCADIAN PHOTO BY SUSAN E. HOFFMAN, shoffman@sun-herald.com Banda Estrella de Guanajuato played several traditional Mexican tunes for the crowd before the Cinco de Mayo parade on Saturday.

Starting June 1, youth in Lake Placid will have something to do on Friday and Saturday nights, according to youth minister Sammy Telesco.

News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Avon Park High School principal Tealy Williams reaches into the bag held by Jim Brooks, master of ceremonies at Scholarship Recognition.

When he's done restoring the 1980 Comuta-Car he bought from the Sebring Historical Society in March, Howie Kubsch plans to drive it around the Lake Placid area, where he lives, to run errands.

Lou Wills shows a picture of himself, right, with Milton Berle during his long career as a dancer in Hollywood and in Broadway shows.

On behalf of the board of directors and staff of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, I wanted to express my sincerest appreciation for the outpouring of support showed for our fourth annual Clays for Kids Fun Shoot held Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Square One Sporting Clays Club in Lake Placid.

The Royal Palm Bassmasters held a two-day fishing tournament March 10 and 11 on Lake Istokpoga in the Town of Lake Placid.