NU-HOPE Elder Care Services is inviting Highlands County seniors to a free Thanksgiving celebration Tuesday, November 17th, at the Jack Stroup Sebring Civic Center.Doors open at 10:30, with dinner served at 11:30. The traditional holiday meal will include turkey, ham and all the fixings, along with live entertainment by Rick Arnold. The event is open…

FAU Football (5-3, 2-2 AC) is coming off their second conference loss into the season, and they head straight into the fire: three final games all against competitive conference opponents. That stretch starts with the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners (7-1, 4-0 AC), the American conference’s no. 1 team. ESPN’s Sportscenter will be...

Highlands County voters have elected Kari Gurganus Pritchett to the School Board’s District One seat and Andy Tuck to District Five. In Avon Park, Brenda Gray Snell defeated incumbent Garrett Anderson for mayor, while Maria Sutherland won a city council seat. Unofficial results show voter turnout at nearly 62 percent, with more than 32-thousand ballots…

Flashing lights, loud fans, an ESPN crew, and the American conference’s number one team will all be at the Flagler Credit Union Stadium on Thursday night. FAU will face the University of Texas at San Antonio (7-1, 4-0 AC) this Thursday, live on ESPN at 7:30 p.m., with Sportscenter on campus before the game, a...

In Jesse Jackson: The Last Interview and Other Conversations, decades-old interviews echo modern debates about civil rights, economic inequality and political power. This review examines the collection’s continuing relevance and the perspective provided by Al Sharpton’s introduction. The post “Jesse Jackson: The Last Interview and Other Conversations” with an introduction by Al Sharpton appeared first on floridasunreview.com.

Highlands County voters cast ballots to choose school board members as well as state and federal representatives.

Luke Schlauder, the Boca Raton man arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for threatening to kill District 91 Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman, was not just an FAU alumnus, but was also an employee. Public listings showing his role at FAU are no longer visible on the FAU faculty and staff website.  Schlauder worked as...

The emergency order will allow crews to respond more quickly to flooding and other safety concerns.

The wait is over, as Florida Atlantic Basketball (1-0, 0-0 AC) is finally back in regular season action. They started their 2026 campaign with a victory, a lopsided 74-60 win over the Long Island University Sharks (0-1). The Owls’ leading scorer last season, guard Kanaan Caryle, led FAU with 20 points. Indiana transfer Josh Harris,...

A fatal crash on U.S. 27 at Twitty Road in Sebring claimed the life of a local woman Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash shut down northbound lanes, with traffic diverted onto County Road 17. Shelley Glisson was a wife and mother of seven. A community fundraiser has been launched to…