A battle between "clean" energy and "renewable" energy is about to ensue in the state Legislature. Sen. Lee Constantine, R-Altamonte Springs, has introduced Senate Bill 2490, a measure requiring that 20 percent of the power provided by Florida electric utilities be made with renewable resources such as wind and solar. Sen. Charlie Dean, R-Inverness, recently introduced an alternative measure, SB 2328, that would require utilities to get 20 percent of their power from "clean" energy sources, including nuclear, by 2020. ...more

March 25, 2009

Next weekend more than 7,000 spectators are expected to flock into downtown Palm Harbor for TNT Events' second Spring Arts and Crafts Show. Inverness-based TNT Events will present the arts and crafts show along Florida Avenue between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. next Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22. The street will be closed to vehicle traffic during the event. ...more

March 14, 2009

Howard DeLanie has been through all kinds of aches and pains in his 42 years as a business owner. ...more

February 22, 2009

A man was shot and another was stabbed in what appears to be two unrelated incidents this morning on opposite sides of Inverness. ...more

February 11, 2009

A man called authorities on Tuesday, convinced that eight to 10 men with assault rifles were trying to kill him. ...more

January 29, 2009

WRESTLING No Shark grappler goes unbeaten while the short-handed squad goes 2-3 overall. ...more

January 25, 2009

Showers and thunderstorms forecast to herald the arrival of a cold front Wednesday would produce the first rain for West Central Florida this year as 2009 follows the dry path of 2008. ...more

January 6, 2009

In 2007, hardware store owner Johnny Knotts spent time viewing the Plant City Christmas Parade near Laura and Collins streets. ...more

December 31, 2008

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December 27, 2008

Santa will make his annual pre-Christmas appearance this evening in the streets of downtown. The Plant City Christmas Parade, originally scheduled for Dec. 5, was canceled hours before its start because of a massive manhunt for a slaying suspect. It was rescheduled for 6 p.m. today. ...more

December 19, 2008