The countywide burn ban, which had been in place for the past five weeks, has been rescinded. ...more

April 22, 2009

With blustery winds forecast to continue through this week, the Highlands County commissioners voted Tuesday to extend the county-wide burn ban into its fourth week. ...more

April 9, 2009

A seven-day, countywide burn ban was implemented Tuesday by the Highlands County commissioners. ...more

March 18, 2009

Buoys Valuable Regarding "Gulf Will Be More Deadly If Data Buoys Are Deserted" (Our Opinion, March 12): ...more

March 15, 2009

A grand jury in Leon County decided Monday to investigate complaints about House Speaker Ray Sansom and his dealings with Northwest Florida State College. ...more

January 27, 2009

A young man with a gruesomely painted black-and-white face went on a rampage at a Belgian day care center Friday, stabbing two babies and a female worker to death and seriously wounding 12 others. ...more

January 24, 2009

When the first signals were transmitted in 1980, the operations center contained the latest technology of that era for amateur radio operators to help residents in the event of an emergency. ...more

November 19, 2008

Last January, I wrote a column predicting that the suggested Spring Hill Fire Rescue merger "would be too hot for commissioners to handle." ...more

October 26, 2008

Guy Maxcy, a Republican, said that if he wins a fifth consecutive 4-year term, it will be his last. ...more

October 12, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist sent a letter to President Bush this afternoon requesting an emergency declaration to cover Tropical Storm Fay's emergence as a "catastrophic flooding event" in east central and northern Florida, particularly Brevard County. ...more

August 20, 2008