A stakeholders meeting is scheduled for Jan. 13 at the Sebring Civic Center to discuss plans to preserve Highlands County's scrub habitat. ...more

December 28, 2009

Regarding "Pasco city right to challenge pushy DOT," Our Opinion, Nov. 19: The editorial is replete with assumptions and omissions that insinuate and greatly skew the underlying message - that Zephyrhills is the only entity that has the sole right to decide whether a one-way route should be constructed for U.S. 301 in the city limits. ...more

November 27, 2009

After more than three years of organizing, petition-signing and meeting with local politicians, Sun City Center residents were successful today in getting approval for a golf cart path that will help them get across U.S. 301 to Walmart. Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously this morning to spend between $250,000 and $300,000 on the paved path, which will cross a vacant field to a signalized crossing of U.S. 301 at Cape Stone Avenue. ...more

November 4, 2009

I've had a few questions lately about this idea of Florida getting oil-drilling revenues to help with its sagging budget - and things like schools. If you're swayed by this argument and big oil's latest push to put rigs off the tourism state, then you need to know something: Oil money from federal leases cannot be used for that kind of stuff. It can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling. ...more

June 16, 2009

The building department has been bleeding money ever since the falloff in construction. ...more

March 14, 2009

Objectors fear for Minnow Creek. ...more

February 12, 2009

Daily Fishing Report ...more

December 8, 2008

Sheriff Richard Nugent confirmed Tuesday he has reached an agreement with the county administrator to transfer emergency management operations to his department. ...more

November 26, 2008

State Farm customers hoping for a quick check on those new state-ordered refunds, sit tight. ...more

September 12, 2008

Is there a way to get my condominium documents without paying the management office for them? Maybe there's an Internet site where I can download them? ...more

August 14, 2008