The stage is set for a final confrontation between the city and its police union. ...more

November 28, 2009

TAMPA The city council's decision two weeks ago to extend Tampa's anti-discrimination laws to include transgender individuals was a move long overdue, its supporters say. To the leaders of evangelical Christian groups, the inclusion of "gender identity and expression" as a protected class under the city's human rights ordinance is an assault on their religious values that they fear will sanction sexually deviant behavior. ...more

November 17, 2009

The Avon Park City Council has scheduled a special meeting at 4 p.m. today at the council chambers. ...more

November 16, 2009

On May 20, the city will have its 84th birthday as an incorporated community. It could be right around that time residents will decide whether the city will see an 85th anniversary. On Tuesday, City Council voted 3-2 to approve on second reading an ordinance calling for a referendum that will ask voters to decide whether the city will continue to exist or be dissolved and absorbed into unincorporated Pasco County. ...more

March 14, 2009

On May 20, the city will have its 84th birthday as an incorporated community. ...more

March 14, 2009

On May 20, the city will have its 84th birthday as an incorporated community. It could be right around that time residents will decide whether the city will see an 85th anniversary. ...more

March 12, 2009

The Avon Park City Council voted after a public hearing Monday night to meet once a month. ...more

March 11, 2009

The city will hold a public hearing Tuesday to receive input from the public on its plans to purchase the Landmark Utilities Inc. sewer system in Thunderbird Hills. ...more

March 2, 2009

Ironically, the "Night of January 16th," a play soon to be performed by a Masque Community Theatre cast, contains dialogue about societal issues 75 years ago that continue to plague our country today. ...more

February 11, 2009

Florida Redevelopment Agency representatives will be in Avon Park today to answer questions from the city council and public about legal issues concerning the city's Community Redevelopment Agency. ...more

January 26, 2009