Once again, St. Petersburg officials are showing pettiness about the future of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team. ...more

November 24, 2009

Until now, most of the attention on efforts to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in the area has focused on where a new ballpark might be located. ...more

October 22, 2009

Drug Free Highlands and the Highlands County Sheriff's Office want parents of teens to talk with their children about underage drinking and they have come up with a way to initiate that conversation. ...more

January 29, 2009

The future of the Tampa Bay Rays depends on more than skilled players. The team needs a new ballpark to replace the antiquated Tropicana Field. Selecting the right location is critical to the team's success. ...more

January 14, 2009

A few of us will break out our red, white and blue napkins, bundle up in our toasty polar jackets and Tyvex boots, surround ourselves with Barack and Michelle Obama action figures, and just pretend we're in Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 20 inauguration. ...more

January 9, 2009

Recently, the issue of lowering the drinking age has received significant media attention. ...more

August 28, 2008

The county coalition aiming to reduce substance abuse has a new business name to highlight its efforts - Drug Free Highlands. ...more

July 14, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays were right to recognize the time wasn't right to push ahead on their proposal to build a waterfront ballpark in St. Petersburg. ...more

June 27, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays will abandon ambitious plans to build a $450 million baseball stadium on the downtown waterfront in four years and instead get more people involved in assessing other locations, the team announced Wednesday. ...more

June 26, 2008

PALM HARBOR -- The impact of proposed county budget cuts on Sheriff's Office services to Palm Harbor, Ozona and Crystal Beach and how successful a second attempt at turning the area into a city are scheduled to be discussed at two Palm Harbor Community Coalition town meetings slated for later this month. ...more

June 14, 2008