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published: Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Mom fighting for life after baby killed in car crash

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Nicole Pounds enjoys a smile with her daughter, Kayla Lee. Kayla was killed in a car accident Sunday afternoon that critically injured Pounds.

SEBRING -- How do you fix a broken heart?

After Nicole J. Pounds, who was involved in a tragic traffic accident Sunday evening, gets stitched back together, she still has to deal with the emotional trauma that awaits.

The 34-year-old Pounds was in surgery for an aortic bypass on Tues ...


published: Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Next-door neighbors busted for growing pot

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SEBRING -- A pair of next-door neighbors apparently shared more than just a property line on Wolf Creek Road in Sebring. According to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, they also both were growing marijuana -- one of them with a plant sprouting in the front yard.

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published: Monday, January 05, 2009

Sebring PD releases photos of HIB robbery suspect

SEBRING -- Investigator Larry Carmody announced Monday that the Sebring Police Department in still processing the evidence gathered in Friday's bank robbery at the downtown branch of Highlands Independent Bank.

SPD released surveillance camera pictures of the suspect Monday afternoon.

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published: Sunday, January 04, 2009

What people see coming

SEBRING -- Ask local leaders what they see as the primary issue in 2009 and the overwhelming response is the economy. Following that are concerns regarding citizen involvement, especially among minority groups, and worry that people already struggling will be hit harder and have fewer places t ...


published: Saturday, January 03, 2009

Highlands Independent Bank's downtown branch robbed Friday

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John Shoop, president of Highlands Independent Bank, confers with law enforcement officers and bank employees late Friday evening shortly after the downtown Sebring branch was robbed.

SEBRING -- The Sebring Police Department was dispatched at 5:44 p.m. Friday to a bank robbery at Highlands Independent Bank at 205 W. Center Ave.

The downtown bank lobby is open on Fridays until 6 p.m., and just before closing, a robber entered the bank with a leather or canvas bag and in ...


published: Friday, January 02, 2009

Going 10-42

AVON PARK -- It was a sad day for Avon Park as Police Sgt. Marc Wilbur was laid to rest on Wednesday afternoon.

Services were held downtown at Union Congregational Church to a crowded house. It took more than 20 minutes for the 200-plus officers to file past the closed coffin, stopping to ...



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