With one of the world's most notable diabetes researchers on her faculty, University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft said Wednesday that she is preparing to raise money to build a USF diabetes hospital. ...more

September 11, 2008

The committee that was formed to raise money to build a community center in Lake Placid is hopeful the town will receive a $4 million federal grant for construction of a 20,000-square-foot building. ...more

September 10, 2008

A referendum on a proposed tax assessment for canal dredging remains on schedule for the spring. ...more

August 27, 2008

The space for the Highlands County Veterans Services building - which serves more than 1,000 veterans per month - will increase tenfold. ...more

August 27, 2008

WEST SHORE - A referendum on a proposed tax assessment for canal dredging remains on schedule for the spring. City stormwater director Chuck Walter said BCI Engineers & Scientists Inc. has almost finished surveying 13 West Shore-area canals. The information will be used to produce a more accurate proposal for seeking bids for dredging. ...more

August 21, 2008

Sickles High School students hope to make a difference in the presidential election this year, get others talking about current events and inspire political action. ...more

August 20, 2008

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, quickly turned a $5,000 Florida condo investment into a profit of more than $100,000 in a questionable transaction that federal prosecutors would like to introduce as evidence at his trial next month on charges that he lied on financial disclosure forms. ...more

August 16, 2008

Florida's public universities are seeking $65 million from the Legislature to stop the exodus of talented faculty members who are drawn to better opportunities in more financially stable regions. ...more

August 7, 2008

SEBRING — A teen boy and teen girl are in touch with a world of success. That illustration of two hip teens in the new logo for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Alliance is in sharp contrast to the old logo with an illustration of a side view of a pregnant teen. "It's more updated, more upbeat and more positive," said Jackie Rawlings, Healthy Start division director. ...more

July 3, 2008

I read with interest, both the original article on the waste of taxpayers' dollars by the elections department, and the rebuttal/clarification by Supervisor of Elections Annie Williams. She states that it wasn't a waste of our money because the mailings were paid for by a federal grant. But isn't a federal grant funded by tax dollars? ...more

July 3, 2008