Police say an Avon Park man led them on a short chase early Sunday morning that continued even after he ran off the road and flipped his car several times. ...more

November 3, 2009

The votes are in and Brenda Gray wins fourth term, Terry Heston and Paul Miller win council seats. ...more

November 3, 2009

An Avon Park man remained in jail Wednesday in lieu of a $7,500 bond following his Monday arrest on drug charges. ...more

December 18, 2008

AVON PARK — Graduation night shooting victim Dwight Hankerson, 18, of Sebring, and his shooting suspect, Antwan Leon Jones, 18, of Avon Park, had been friends in the months prior to the shooting, according to Amina Mathis, the victim's mother. "He's been at my house before as a friend of Dwight," Mathis said late Monday. Hankerson used to date Jones' sister, Mathis said. "They broke up or something. I don't know any details," she added. Mathis said she didn't understand the motive behind the alleged shooting. ...more

June 4, 2008

AVON PARK — An 18-year-old Sebring youth remained in Florida Hospital in stable condition Monday, and a shooting suspect was in custody, after a young man was shot Saturday morning in his abdomen. The shooting occurred near the corner of East Hal McRae Boulevard and South Delaney Avenue, in Avon Park, according to police. Dwight Hankerson, 18, of Sebring was shot early Saturday morning about an hour after the Friday night graduation dance ended at the former Hopewell Academy. Antwan L. Jones, 18, of 1025 Marble Ave., Avon Park, was already in police custody Monday afternoon, to be charged with attempted second-degree murder, according to Avon Park Police Cmdr. Michael J. Rowan. ...more

June 2, 2008

AVON PARK — Police were still investigating Wednesday the circumstances surrounding the death of an Avon Park man after a motorcycle wreck at the intersection of East Hal McRae Boulevard and South Carolina Avenue on Sunday. The crash happened shortly after 8 p.m., according to police. ...more

May 21, 2008