The Hernando County Tourist Development Council collected $24,270 in bed tax revenue from hotels in May. ...more

July 9, 2009

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a string of mobile home burglaries in Tarpon Springs, and he's the stepbrother of the first suspect, police said. ...more

February 24, 2009

Tarpon Springs police say they arrested a man during the surveillance of a two mobile home parks and charged him in a series of burglaries this morning. ...more

February 23, 2009

Up until 2009, Lake Placid has enjoyed clean, unpolluted air as there are no smokestack industries that I am aware of. This has attracted senior mobile home parks as well as senior assisted living facilities to the area. But now the Highlands County Commissioners have decided to change that by giving permission for an ethanol producing plant to locate near U.S. 27 and S.R. 70 just south of Lake Placid (about six and a half miles.) This is one of the worst polluting industries in the country. Even if they agree to install some anti-pollution measures, as everyone knows it would be cheaper for them to pay fines and-or bribe authorities than it would be to install very expensive, adequate anti-pollution equipment. ...more

January 3, 2009

Let's face it, gasoline not only fuels our cars, it basically drives our economy. ...more

December 31, 2008

This year, why not hang a little Hernando history on your Christmas tree? ...more

November 18, 2008

Stacks of charred bricks, blackened shells of cars and burned tree trunks were all that remained Monday in much of the community some residents once called the "Beverly Hills of mobile home parks." ...more

November 18, 2008

The Sebring City Council gave final approval to start a fire assessment, but Councilman John Griffin and Mayor George Hensley believe the rate plan unfairly benefits large businesses while putting a burden on others. ...more

July 17, 2008

With rising gas prices and a housing market that has curtailed discretionary spending, it is little wonder the local tourism industry is not as brisk as previous years. ...more

July 9, 2008

Downturn prompts new promotion ideas. ...more

July 9, 2008