The centerpiece of a project dreamed up eight years ago opens to the public today. Town 'N Country Commons, an $11 million complex, includes a sprawling library, a senior center and a Head Start center. It's a big change from the old site, which housed Head Start in portables and the old West Gate Regional Library. The West Gate library, at 14,000 square feet, was torn down in May 2007 and temporarily moved to an office park on West Waters Avenue. The library closed in October to prepare for its permanent move. ...more

December 3, 2008

Some civic leaders in Ybor City are drawing a line in the asphalt on Seventh Avenue. ...more

November 18, 2008

Civic leaders in Ybor City are drawing a line in the asphalt on Seventh Avenue. They've had enough of the nightclubs and are gearing up to fight the most recent request from a property owner to open up a new hot spot along the entertainment thoroughfare. ...more

November 17, 2008

The monthly meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association on Monday morning will feature three guest speakers. ...more

November 9, 2008

Homeowners who switched their clocks last weekend but neglected to switch their sprinkler timers are risking fines. ...more

November 8, 2008

Homeowners who switched their clocks last weekend but neglected to switch their sprinkler timers are risking fines. ...more

November 7, 2008

A community-wide cleanup will be held in South Brooksville from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 25. ...more

October 23, 2008

Deputies with the Highland County Sheriff's Office seized 70 cannabis plants, valued around $420,000, from a grow-house off Parkland Avenue in Lake Placid late Wednesday afternoon. ...more

October 8, 2008

A special police initiative slashed violent crime in three troubled neighborhoods by nearly 30 percent, officials announced today. ...more

September 30, 2008

Efforts to force Kiddie Campus University, Inc. to put up a wall to separate its playground from the neighboring Manor Oaks subdivision have failed. ...more

September 17, 2008