Walls are cracking, a building has sunk 2 inches, and the plumbing is old, but help could be on the way for Richey Elementary. ...more

December 13, 2009

Residents working to save a Seffner forest and the eagles that inhabit it have gotten a two-year reprieve from Tampa Electric Co. ...more

October 28, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist says he will probably sign a bill environmentalists and growth management advocacy groups say will lead to more sprawl. ...more

May 21, 2009

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March 16, 2009

On Tuesday, the Highlands County commissioners will consider awarding a $250,000 contract to the Central Florida Regional Planning Council. ...more

March 8, 2009

There won't be a mental health center built in the Seven Oaks community, according to what developer Craig Weber told Pasco County commissioners last week. ...more

February 15, 2009

About 1.7 million customers served by a group of rural electric cooperatives face the specter of higher electricity bills because the fee to transport coal by rail will be doubled by CSX Transportation in 2009. ...more

December 24, 2008

About 1.7 million customers served by a group of rural electricity cooperatives face the specter of higher electricity bills because the fee to transport coal by rail will be doubled by CSX Transportation in 2009. The increased rate to move coal could lead to higher bills for 400,000 customers in Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Sumter, Citrus, Manatee, Hardee and Hillsborough counties. ...more

December 23, 2008

Barbara Stewart, chairman of the Highlands County commissioners, called for greater emphasis on planning, efficiency, accountability and oversight in county government as she spoke to the Highlands County Homeowners Association Monday morning. ...more

December 9, 2008

Motorists running into gridlock on Interstate 75 might have an option in the next few years: Pay a toll to hop onto an uncongested lane. ...more

September 2, 2008