SEBRING — Michael Wright, Highlands County's new administrator, will be the guest speaker at Monday's meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association. ...more

June 7, 2008

Pasco County commissioners discussed today exclusive territories for trash haulers and a mandatory blue-bag recycling program for urban areas instead of building a recycling facility. During the discussion commissioners raised the possibility neighborhoods would no longer have several garbage trucks, from competing trash haulers, rumbling down their streets. "I think that's ridiculous," Commissioner Michael Cox commented. Three trash haulers serve his neighborhood of 122 lots, he noted. ...more

February 12, 2008

The Hernando County School Board has some big decisions to make about transportation for children who live within two miles of school. ...more

January 26, 2008

Pinellas County sheriff's deputies arrested 17 people overnight, including 10 on charges of driving under the influence, as part of a countywide "DUI Wolf-Pack" enforcement detail. In all, 30 deputies made 17 arrests on a total of 49 charges from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Saturday. Deputies also issued 143 traffic citations and impounded six cars. ...more

November 17, 2007

Remnants of the failed Championship Park project could be resurrected under a commissioner's proposal to steer up to $40 million to parks countywide. ...more

October 21, 2007

Hillsborough County commissioners rejected a last-minute push on Wednesday to require amendments to the county charter be passed by 60 percent of voters rather than a simple majority. ...more

October 4, 2007