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Frank Youngman: Business, agriculture and a stronger voice for District 4
Frank Youngman at a glance
Has lived in Highlands County for more than 50 years.
Owns Florida Grove Hedgers, a Lake Placid business serving the citrus industry.
Chairs the Highlands County Board...
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Lake Placid’s Dawn Lightsey Uses Pageants to Build Confidence and Empower Young Women
Lake Placid resident Dawn Lightsey believes beauty pageants offer young women much more than crowns, gowns and time on stage.
Through interview preparation, public speaking,...
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Garage Sale or Estate Sale? Here’s What Families Should Know
Garage Sale or Estate Sale? What Families Should Know Before Cleaning Out a Home
A garage sale and an estate sale may look similar from...
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Former Green Dragon Runner Builds Lake Placid’s First Run Club
Bryant Reyes hopes Reyes Run Club helps residents get healthier, one step at a time
When Bryant Reyes started Reyes Run Club earlier this year,...
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Lake Placid Resident Hopes to Bring Volleyball Back as a Community Recreation Option
A new community volleyball effort may be taking shape in Lake Placid, and early response suggests residents are interested.
Jacqueline Barajas recently began asking the...
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American Legion Post #25 Continues Memorial Day Tradition at Oak Hill Cemetery
American Legion Post #25 of Lake Placid continued a decades-long Memorial Day tradition Saturday morning, placing American flags at Oak Hill Cemetery for the...
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Faces of Lake Placid Sharion Hudson
Sharion has been giving back to Lake Placid for as long as many of us can remember. From the Santa Claus that once brought...
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What the candidates said…Ray Royce
How should Lake Placid handle growth and development—especially along US 27 and downtown—and what would you support or push back on? Would you support...
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What the candidates said…Patrick Heath
How should Lake Placid handle growth and development—especially along US 27 and downtown—and what would you support or push back on? Would you support...
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Faces of Lake Placid – Jennifer Bush
Today marks Jennifer Bush’s final day as executive director of the Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce after seven years leading many of the...
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First Poet Added to Lake Placid Poetry Trail
Aydon Gonzales first poet selected
The newest addition to the Lake Placid Poetry Trail comes from a young local writer whose work focuses on the...