It should be fairly easy to tell the supporters from the opponents when the city council holds its first public hearing on the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium proposal tonight. ...more

February 21, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - It should be fairly easy to tell the supporters from the opponents when the city council holds its first public hearing on the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium proposal tomorrow night. ...more

February 20, 2008

SEBRING — Up to one hour of today's state Board of Education meeting in Tallahassee will be reserved for public input on the proposed science standards. Those interested in providing testimony should arrive at the Cabinet Meeting room in the state capitol at 8 a.m. to complete a speaker card. Speaker cards will be available in the lobby outside the Cabinet Meeting room. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. Equal time will be given to those who wish to speak in support of the standards as written and those who wish to speak in support of the standards with changes, according the the Florida Department of Education (FDOE). ...more

February 19, 2008

Florida residents who want to voice their opinions about proposed new science standards for public schools will get one last chance Monday when the state Department of Education holds a public hearing in Orlando. ...more

February 9, 2008

Items of interest from the commission meeting Jan. 28 include: •The final platting of the 420-acre County Line Farms was unanimously approved. The proposed subdivision west of County Line Road and south of Amberjack Boulevard will be divided into five tracts and feature 177 single-family homes, lots for 330 town houses, areas for commercial and industrial development and a conservation area, according to a planning and zoning staff report. A plat is a map showing how a piece of property is going to be divided. ...more

February 6, 2008

A commission designed to help reform the state's juvenile justice system presented a report of recommendations Tuesday to Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and state legislators. ...more

February 6, 2008

A blueprint commission designed to help reform the state's juvenile justice system presented a report of recommendations today to Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and state legislators. ...more

February 5, 2008

AVON PARK — Memorial Elementary School, on schedule to open in August, will be populated with students coming from four existing elementary schools, according to the district's proposed attendance plan. "We've got a boundary that we think is a logical one and hopefully it will be cost efficient," Assistant Superintendent of Business/Operations Mike Averyt said Monday. "We've got two public hearings to adopt the changes in the boundaries so we will be able to get public input at that point." The affected schools, from which some neighborhoods will be reassigned to the new school, are Sun 'n Lake Elementary, Avon Elementary, Park Elementary and Woodlawn Elementary. With the largest elementary school enrollment in the district, Sun 'n Lake Elementary will have the greatest enrollment decrease, Averyt said. The goal is to reduce enrollment at the school from 900 to about 650 students. The details of the proposed redistricting and school attendance zone maps will be released soon and will be presented at the public hearings, he said. ...more

February 5, 2008

Red-light running has become epidemic in Hillsborough County. In the last two years, more than 800 crashes and three fatalities happened when someone didn't stop for a red light. ...more

February 4, 2008

64 percent of voters altogether - to give the thumbs-up to constitutional Amendment 1, the property tax reduction measure. ...more

February 3, 2008