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🌱 What Sebring homeowners should know about this upcoming foreclosure auction.

Spotted on the Sebring calendar: Glow Golf

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Hello Sebring! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Sebring homeowners should know about this upcoming foreclosure auction.
  • Do you need to file a claim in this Sebring probate?
  • How Visit Sebring's award-winning campaigns could boost local tourism next season.

Also on today's calendar: Beekeeping 101 with Heartland Beekeepers and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Cloudy with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 88, low: 70.
  • Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 26000074/LLS16332 (midfloridanewspapers.com) — A Sebring home in the Golf Hammock neighborhood is scheduled for a foreclosure auction at the Highlands County Courthouse on South Commerce Avenue at 11 a.m. on October 7, 2026. If you have a potential claim to surplus funds from the sale of 3003 Divot Road, you must file with the clerk before the surplus is reported as unclaimed.
   

• PO 9949-001 James L Pinkerton (midfloridanewspapers.com) — A probate case for the estate of James Lee Pinkerton is underway at the Highlands County Circuit Court on South Commerce Avenue in Sebring, and local creditors are on the clock. If you believe you're owed money, you must file your claim with the Sebring court within the strict Florida probate deadlines outlined in the notice.
   

• Florida Tourism Industry Announces 2026 Flagler Award Winners (centralfloridalifestyle.com) — Sebring's tourism team earned statewide recognition at the 2026 Flagler Awards, picking up honors for both the VisitSebring.com website and the "Come Full Circle" rural marketing campaign. These wins spotlight Sebring and Highlands County as standout Florida destinations, potentially boosting future visitor interest and local economic activity tied to tourism.
   

📸 Around Sebring

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sebring

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★ Featured events ★

    Friday September 18
  • Glow Golf →
    Sebring International Golf Resort, 100 Clubhouse Ln, Sebring
    7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday September 17
  • Avon Park Public Library - Third Thursday Health & Wellness Event -
    Avon Park Public Library, 100 N Museum Ave, Avon Park
    10:00 am
    • Tuesday September 22
  • Boys Golf HOME vs. Desoto @ Rivergreens - 4pm
    Avon Park High School Avon Park, FL 33825
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Deer zoomies!
    Believe that's a not quite a yearling running around. No spots but still very young. (Nextdoor Folks on Lake Josephine)
  • They have amazing food and great prices.
    Friendly wait staff. It's my favorite place to eat around here! (Nextdoor Northwest Sebring)
  • Rural King Supply posted a job opening for Maintenance Associate in Sebring. Apply here.
  • City Wide Facility Solutions posted a job opening for Janitorial Independent Contractor in Sebring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sebring here.

🗞 Nearby News

Frostproof

  • Second day of trial for suspect in triple Frostproof murder (wfla.com)

Wauchula

  • Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources announces Class XIII (ufl.edu)

Ok Sebring! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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