Highlands County

Education

Highlands school board member mistaken about new home site, resigns immediately

Eileen Kelley

Nicole Radonski was an educator for close to 20 years before joining the school board.

The Keetch-Byram drought index, a continuous reference scale for estimating the dryness of the soil and duff layers, showing the severity of drought conditions in Highlands County as of Tuesday, May 5..

Weather

Florida is parched; Rains have not been enough and Highlands extends burn ban

Eileen Kelley

Highlands County is driest county south of Orlando.

Education

Highlands County schools official: 'What we are experiencing is truly a health-care crisis'

Eileen Kelley

School district projected to fall below state-mandated threshold of reserve funds.

Siboney Ranch Project property has been family-owned since 2003 and operates as a cow/calf operation. It is bordered by Pine Creek Sporting Club to the west and Quail Creek Sporting Ranch to the east, preserving productive agricultural land and maintaining rural heritage. This property lies within the Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape and Florida Wildlife Corridor.

Government & Politics

Slaughter house and meat processing facility planned for Highlands County

Eileen Kelley

Proposal is meant to leave a greener footprint on local agriculture

Florida's school supplies tax holiday runs now through Aug. 31.

Education

Highlands County faces the harsh realities of public funding across the state being diverted to religious and private schools

Eileen Kelley

Highlands County is just beginning the heavy task of eliminiating jobs within the district

People dressed as characters from author Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaiden's Tale," were among the thousands who came to U.S. 41 and Daniels parkway in Fort Myers Saturday for the third No Kinmgs protest rally. Similar events were held in various Southwest Florida sites, other parts of the state and across the United States and the world.

Human Interest

Thousands across Southwest Florida voice opposition to current Washington administration in third No Kings protest

Michael Braun, Dayna Harpster, Cary Barbor, Eileen Kelley, Tom Bayles, Elizabeth Andarge, Kate Cronin, Pam James, Amanda Whittamore, Andrea Melendez, Marc Garber, Mike Walcher, Youn-Joo Park, Tom James

It was a show of protest, frustration, disaffection and concern and it was shared by thousands Saturday in various Southwest Florida sites, other parts of the state and across the United States and the world. The No Kings III event was billed as a protest rally and drew people of many different political affiliations who said they had concerns with how the current administration in Washington run by President Donald Trump was handling things.