A record number of companies is competing for the contract to build the new Highlands County Sheriff's Office building. ...more

August 1, 2008

Whether a new $11.1 million law enforcement building is constructed may be an election year issue for Sheriff Susan Benton, but a county committee is proceeding with their plans anyway. ...more

July 24, 2008

A program that puts sculptures and paintings in public settings is once again being targeted by Hillsborough County budget cutters. ...more

July 11, 2008

SEBRING – A father who was mistakenly detained by sheriff's bailiffs who mistook him for his son is an angry man. He's angry that the mistake happened despite his insistence that they had the wrong man. He's even angrier that they didn't apologize after realizing their mistake. Wellington E. Clarke Jr., 47, of Sebring, said he was shocked to find himself handcuffed at the Highlands County Courthouse while he was there taking care of personal business June 12. "I went to court to collect back child support my ex owed," Clarke Jr. said. "The judge said, before you go, you've got unsettled business with the sheriff's office. Three, a lady and two men came up to me and said we've got a warrant." ...more

July 7, 2008

There will be no garbage pickup Friday countywide. Garbage for Sebring, Avon Park, Lake Placid and the unincorporated areas will be picked up Thursday. In Lake Placid, garbage must be by the roadside by 7 a.m. ...more

July 2, 2008

IF YOUR NEIGHBORS ABANDON THEIR HOMES ...more

June 27, 2008

Central Pasco's home-building boom may have ended for the moment, but the road-building boom is only beginning. ...more

June 12, 2008

only beginning. Wesley Chapel road projects dominate the latest list of highway construction scheduled to kick off between this fall and early 2013. The project roster will go before a public hearing at 10 a.m. today when the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the county's transportation planning agency, meets at the historic Pasco County Courthouse in Dade City. MPO director Doug Uden said the list ensures a given project will get state or county funds during the five-year window for anything from preliminary engineering to construction. Most of the road projects take several years to go from start to finish. ...more

June 11, 2008

A safety checkpoint set up by the Plant City Police Department last week was cut short by the threat of lightning, but not before dozens of vehicles were checked by officers. ...more

June 4, 2008

Bicycling advocates are always hopeful that motorists keep an eye out for those rolling along on two wheels. ...more

May 20, 2008