Avon Park set a record yesterday. Officials of the Old Farts Flying Club said they had their best meet-up ever. More than 80 planes came in at the Avon Park Executive Airport. Planes ranged from home-built aircraft to twin engine planes. Even a helicopter showed up for the event – hosted by the city of Read More The post News Update for 1/17/20 appeared first on NewsTalk 730 AM.

Polk County Sheriff’s officials now say at least one person has died in a two car accident that had traffic snarled on southbound Highway 27 near Frostproof this morning. According to reports. a northbound vehicle went across the median just south of Warner Southern University and hit a southbound vehicle. Traffic was stopped at the Read More The post Newqs Update for 1/17/20 appeared first on NewsTalk 730 AM.

Following charges that Highlands County officials were not penalizing illegal construction in Avon Park, Building Official Eric Longshore showed up to explain his duties to council members in the City of Charm. Addressing what he called slanderous statements at a December meeting, Longshore explained disciplinary actions were not his purview. He told the council that Read More The post News Update for 1/15/20 appeared first on NewsTalk 730 AM.

A 42-year-old Lake Placid man has died in a traffic crash. Florida Highway Patrol officials say Kenny Lee Jenkins of the Caladium Capital was westbound on State Road 70, approaching County Road 29 when he hit a cow. The big rig hit a guardrail, a fence and a tree. Troopers say Jenkins apparently was not Read More The post News Update for 1/13/20 appeared first on NewsTalk 730 AM.

Local racers will start the new decade by putting vehicles on the track starting today. At the Sebring International Raceway the annual Hoosier Racing Sports Car Club of America’s Super Tour begins in earnest. Practice and qualifying sessions are set to begin this morning. More than 300 cars and drivers are slated in for the Read More The post News Update for 1/10/20 appeared first on NewsTalk 730 AM.

Units from all over Highlands County responded to a fire at Camp Cloverleaf yesterday afternoon. A maintenance shed at the 4-H camp reportedly caught fire and burned to the ground. Officials say the building and all its contents were lost. Cloverleaf Road was closed while firefighters fought both the flames at the structure and a Read More The post News Update for 1/9/20 appeared first on NewsTalk 730 AM.

As we approach the January 23rd anniversary of the SunTrust Bank shooting in Sebring, it appears that a memorial park is all but completed. Published photos show an open area which occupies roughly the footprint of the original structure. There are five walls, arranged like a pentagon – apparently representing the five women who were Read More The post News Update for 1/8/20 appeared first on NewsTalk 730 AM.