SEMINOLE - The roughly 20,000 fingerling bass put into Lake Seminole today got the shock of their young lives. The largemouth bass raised for two months at a state hatchery went from pampered to prey in the harsh real world of predators and finding their own food. ...more

May 28, 2008

After years of debate, the partial restoration of Lake Kipling is scheduled to begin the second week of June. ...more

May 21, 2008

Cynthia Woods lost her son to gunfire three years ago. On Friday, her life was touched by violence again when an unknown gunman shot and killed her daughter-in-law as she slept in a car near the shore of Lake Maggiore. ...more

May 10, 2008

Cynthia Woods lost her son to gunfire three years ago. Today, her life was touched by violence again when an unknown gunman shot and killed her daughter-in-law as she slept in a car along the shores of Lake Maggiore. Police identified the victim as Angela Burgess, 32, of St. Petersburg. The mother of four died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds, the 13th homicide in the city this year. ...more

May 9, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Should the town take the money and run or is land better? At last week's meeting, town attorney Bert Harris III asked the town council to consider whether impact fees negotiated with builders should be extracted in cash or land. ...more

December 19, 2007

As Busch Boulevard prepares for a $12 million makeover, the area is attracting much more than that in private investment. ...more

December 15, 2007

As Busch Boulevard prepares for a $12 million makeover, the area is attracting several times that in private investment. ...more

December 13, 2007

SEBRING –– On March 1, public access should be restored, on a limited basis, to popular Lake Denton. The special seven-member Lake Denton Citizens Advisory Committee voted unanimously Wednesday night to send that recommendation to the Highlands County commissioners. Commissioners appointed the committee in mid-September after voting 3-2 to close public access to this lake –– widely considered one of the best scuba diving lakes in the state –– for up to a year. Problems cited by commissioners in closing the county boat ramp, the only public access to this exceptionally clear, 65-acre lake, included: Potentially dangerous overcrowding by scuba divers, swimmers and boaters; illegal parking that sometimes clogged or blocked road access to lakefront homes; and occasional crude, lewd, rude and rowdy behavior by some lake users. ...more

December 7, 2007

Her prevailing legacy to Brandon depends upon whom you ask. After nearly 50 years in the community, Phyllis Blanton's contributions are plenty and varied. However, family and friends agree the first thing that comes to mind when they think about Blanton is her all-embracing warmth. ...more

November 17, 2007