Category Archives: Community Info

Community events and info for Sebring, Lake Placid and Avon Park, FL

Reader’s Choice Best Real Estate Agent

Voted Best – The Highlands News Sun readers voted me “Best Residential Real Estate Agent” and “Best Commercial Real Estate Agent.” These were two very exciting awards to receive! I strive to do what is best for my clients. Showing properties that fit their needs until we find just the right property. Staying involved with our community is also important...
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Madge Stewart Enters Race for County Commissioner

Madge Stewart of Brantley Properties entered the race for Highlands County Commissioner, District 3, on Friday, April 9, 2016. Stewart has been a resident of Highlands County since 1983. She has a long history of business activity and community involvement in Highlands County. She and her husband, Mark Stewart, operated the Kenilworth Lodge from 1985 to 2012. She was active...
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Spring Showers Usher in the Summer Recreation Season

The spring showers are here, which is always an indication that true summer is just around the corner. Kids (and teachers) are counting the days till school is out. Families are house hunting in earnest to get moved before school starts again. Lakefront homes are becoming all abuzz with weekend water activity. It’s the time of year that brings us...
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Summer Fun Roundup

Summer is upon us and it is the?quieter time of year in Highlands County. The snowbirds have gone?North and the locals are ready to play.??It is a great time to take advantage of all the?unique events?of the “off season.” May 17th -Brings us the Henscratch Farms Blueberry Festival , complete with?all kinds of blueberry goodies,?wine and music by the Fiddle...
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47th Annual Fine Arts Festival

It’s November already and not only is it a sign that fall is here, but time to think about the holidays. Over the 30 years that I have lived in Sebring, I have enjoyed going to Sebring’s ?Fine Arts Festival the first Saturday in November. It is great for a few hours of leisure and entertainment, there are some good...
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