Sebring Chamber Relocation & Visitors Guide

WELCOME TO SEBRING
has documented Sebring’s history for 100 years. All are
within walking distance of Sebring’s Cultural Center,
which includes the public library, Sebring Historical
Society, Highlands Art League, Highlands Museum of
the Arts, and Highlands Little Theatre.
Retail businesses continue to grow, both downtown
and along U.S. 27. An enclosed shopping mall with five
major anchor stores and dozens of smaller businesses
make indoor shopping a great experience. In addition
to the mall, every need from automobiles, insurance
and home furnishings to hardware, building supplies,
groceries and antiques can be found right here at home,
where the economy is growing, and locals and visitors
alike are welcomed by our merchants and professionals.
Government
Sebring has historically been the county seat, with
the Highlands County Courthouse — dedicated in
1927 — housing court operations and the Highlands
County Clerk of the Courts. The Highlands County
Sheriff ’s Office and Jail sit behind the courthouse. The
county’s Government Center is just next door on South
Commerce Avenue, housing the Board of County
Commission, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser and
Supervisor of Elections offices. Both the Engineering
and Planning/Zoning departments sit across South
Commerce Avenue from the Government Center.
Sebring’s City Hall is on South Commerce Avenue
and the city has its own police fire, water/sewer, solid
waste and planning departments.
Nature
Sebring sits atop a unique feature of Florida. The
Lake Wales Ridge is the highest and oldest part of the
peninsula. The first sandy islands that rose from the sea
millions of years ago are now part of the Ridge. Those
years of isolation gave the Ridge an ecosystem unlike
any in the world.
The tallest trees, scrub oaks, are gnarled dwarfs only
chest to head high. Without a canopy, the sun’s rays beat
20 Welcome to Sebring