Abbie Stockard, Miss America 2025, has been named grand marshal of the 73rd running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The 22-year-old Stockard was crowned Miss America in…

A Lake Placid police cruiser has been involved in a fatal traffic accident in Hardee County shortly after 11:00 Monday night. Florida Highway Patrol officials say the cruiser was northbound…

   Rick “Ricky” Helms, a longtime public servant in Highlands County and a respected voice in local government finance, passed away Sunday following a long illness.    Helms spent much…