Commissioners unanimously reversed a decision to repeal a nearly 30-year-old ordinance banning private wells in the city. ...more

October 29, 2009

Supports Firefighters Regarding "City Council That Won't Say No Falls Over Self To Spend Even More" (Our Opinion, Aug. 27): ...more

September 4, 2008

College football fans are among the most passionate and ardent supporters the sports world has to offer. Stadiums the size of small cities are routinely filled every Saturday, and yearly clashes between rivals can make or break careers, turning 18-year old men into legends and providing fans memories that last a lifetime. Feasting upon every snap is the college football fan, who, through their alliances, rarely agree on anything. ...more

December 5, 2007

Regarding 'Last Stop In Rail Plan: Tampa' (Nation/World, Sept. 9): How is it that once again in a country supposedly governed 'by the people and for the people,' the citizenry's best interests can be so eclipsed by the back-door politics and financial interests of the extremely rich and powerful? ...more

September 22, 2007

WAUCHULA — Day four of the Michael Branham murder trial got off to an early and heated start Friday morning at the Hardee County Courthouse. The day began where day three of the trial left off, with Branham's defense attorney, Larry Shearer, trying to suppress witness testimony from Branham's friend and former attorney, James Kelly. Branham, a former Avon Park police officer, allegedly shot his wife, Janette, 40, a prominent Highlands County attorney, 13 times in July 2005. ...more

September 8, 2007