DUNEDIN -- The public will get a chance to hear the latest information about the city's plans for reconstructing Pinehurst Road and give their comments at a town hall meeting next month. The community meeting is scheduled for 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at the Dunedin Community Center. ...more

June 27, 2008

The sun teased Pasco County on Sunday, peeking out several times. But the sky was mostly gray, and the rain poured on already waterlogged lawns and into taxed drainage systems. ...more

June 23, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement agencies in the county and the state, will be warning and ticketing motorists who break the the Move Over Law. The week-long enforcement is scheduled for June 23 through June 29, Sheriff Susan Benton announced in a press release. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is coordinating it, and Florida Highway Patrol troopers also will be involved. ...more

June 19, 2008

Southbound Interstate 75 lanes over U.S. 301 should open Monday instead of July 20, the state said Wednesday. Lane markings and other finishing work should be completed by July. ...more

June 19, 2008

Items of interest from the May 27 Plant City Commission meeting include: ...more

June 4, 2008

Discovery blasted off the pad on time and without a hitch Saturday, zipping seven astronauts on their way to the International Space Station. ...more

May 31, 2008

LAKE PLACID — The alleys in town might not be major thoroughfares like the Panama Canal, I-75 or Pennsylvania Avenue, but a move is on to clear these publicly owned roadways. Resident Lynn Connolly counted 12 east-west and five north-south alleys located in backyards, or behind businesses, south of Interlake Boulevard, in the oldest residential part of the town. She presented the idea at the most recent town council meeting. Only Edgemon Alley is named. Most are grass covered. Many are 19.5-foot wide, the same width as most town streets. ...more

May 28, 2008

AVON PARK — Construction for the targeting systems to be used for the Avon Park Air Force Range's live bombing operations has been pushed back somewhat, but the operations are still slated to begin February 2009, a Navy spokesman said. U.S. Fleet Forces Command spokesman Jim Brantley from Norfolk, Va. said that infrastructure should be built sometime during the summer, though he couldn't be more specific. In January, he anticipated that these installations would have been completed either in April or this month. Negotiations on the contracts for this work took longer than originally planned. ...more

May 27, 2008

Enjoying a springtime bike ride is an excellent way for families to bond with one another. ...more

May 21, 2008

The last time Tampa created a plan for growth, the city was hardly growing. ...more

May 18, 2008