Explosive Issues The concerns expressed by C. Melancon in the Jan. 5 Tribune regarding the effects fireworks have on her dogs, the response by the sheriff and the working of the state's fireworks task force ("Treated To Holiday Noise," letters) bears careful watching because, look out, we are about to be pre-empted again by state law! ...more

January 14, 2008

A school board consultant is recommending the school impact fee per single-family home be raised from $4,266 to $10,000 to cover new school construction - an increase of about 134 percent. ...more

December 22, 2007

A school board consultant is recommending the school impact fee per single-family home be raised from $4,266 to $10,000 to cover new school construction — an increase of about 134 percent. ...more

December 21, 2007

SEBRING – Getting six veterinarians, representing each of the six small-animal veterinary practices in Highlands County, together in one room for a meeting doesn't sound like a big deal. That is, until you hear Dr. Mark Griffin, of Lake Forest Veterinary Clinic in Avon Park, explain that he had never heard of such a meeting ever being held in Highlands County. "This is a monumental day," Griffin said shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday, as he and five other veterinarians wrapped up a two-hour meeting at the Highlands County Government Center. ...more

December 10, 2007

Pasco County officials worked for decades to get permits from state regulators to dredge the Hudson Channel, a narrow, 2.1-mile pass that guides boaters from Hudson Beach to the Gulf of Mexico and back. ...more

November 8, 2007

County Commissioner Al Higginbotham can vote on a contentious trash issue the board might settle next month, the Florida Commission on Ethics has ruled. ...more

September 19, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Joe and Ruby Barness bought an airboat after they moved to their home along Cherry Lake in 2004. ...more

September 15, 2007

GIBSONTON - After having been warned twice in two weeks, 14 men were arrested Tuesday and accused of illegally picking saw palmetto berries at a county park, officials said. ...more

September 5, 2007