Zolfo Springs News

A family-owned company recently opened a distribution center to handle strawberries and other produce from farms on domestic and foreign soil.

It won't come soon enough for Joe Eck, but next year, the Highlands County commissioners plan to vote on an ordinance that could change the way Sun 'n Lake elects its board of supervisors.

The first event on the 2010 Paddle Florida schedule is on the Peace River at Fort Meade Jan.

ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL, November 9, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- William A. Pippin, Owner & Operator of W.A.Pippin Farms Inc., has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in farm management.

Christopher Hawthorne, 14, brought down the house Thursday night with his winning rendition of Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come." Dressed in a black beret, dress shirt and slacks, Hawthorne sang directly to the audience, kneeling down at one point and eliciting bursts of applause from the audience.

The following people were booked Thursday, Sept. 24 into the Highlands County Jail: Robert Thomas Dumont , 59, of 675 Moon Ranch Road, Sebring, on a warrant charging two counts of grand theft of $20,000 or more but less than $100,000. Lazaro Gonzalez Leon , 19, of Zolfo Springs, was recommitted and sentenced to 10 days in jail for operating a motor ...

The following people were booked Monday, Sept. 21 into the Highlands County Jail: Clinton Ray Howard , 26, of Zolfo Springs, was recommitted and sentenced to 30 days in jail for stalking.

Investigators continue their search for the driver of a vehicle who ran from Hardee County law enforcement late Friday night before bailing out of the car at Country Club Estates of Sebring.

A Highlands County sheriff's deputy was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday after he reportedly failed to obey a direct order from his immediate supervisor to pull over while driving to his wife's daycare center in Sebring the day of her arrest.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. A new Dollar General store is scheduled to open on Northwest 10th Street in Ocala on Sept.

The death of 22-month-old Kaedyn Short has now led to charges against the child's mother and two day care workers.

James H. Parker III, former Avon Park Police Officer, was indicted late Wednesday afternoon, charged with first degree murder stemming from the death of 22-month-old Kaedyn Short.

Phillip Benjamin Albritton Jr. had a way of beginning sentences to explain his views on certain matters.

Published: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 12:16 a.m. The Southwest Florida Water Management District is treating water hyacinth and water lettuce on portions of the Peace River this week and during the week of June 15-19. District staff is treating the portion of the river from Bartow to Fort Meade ...

The following people were booked Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31 into the Highlands County Jail: Tonie Anthony Braswell , 46, of Zolfo Springs, on warrants charging violation of probation in reference to possession of cocaine with the intent to sell/deliver and selling cocaine.

Could bus service be launched in Highlands County? Discussion on that possibility began Wednesday as the steering committee of the Heartland Rural Mobility Plan met at the Bert J. Harris Jr.