Joseph Dionne, director of Highlands County Veterans Services, said Thursday the claim by the Highlands County Builders Association that no local subcontractors are working on the new Veterans Services building is wrong. ...more

April 24, 2009

A perfect day on the job for Brett Papini is to grab his skateboard and go for a ride. ...more

March 25, 2009

The course will test a skater's skill and agility handling pyramids, stairs, curbs, handrails, ledges, banks and hips. It opens April 4. ...more

March 24, 2009

Pinellas County public works engineers expect a preliminary report soon on why 2,700 pounds of concrete chunks rained down from the new Belleair Causeway Bridge during a construction mishap February 6. ...more

March 16, 2009

Pinellas County public works engineers expect a preliminary report as early as today on why 2,700 pounds of concrete chunks rained down from the new Belleair Causeway Bridge during a construction mishap February 6 ...more

March 12, 2009

Some Hill-Gustat Middle School teachers got an early Christmas present - a brand new classroom. ...more

December 22, 2008

After considering various options for new classrooms at the middle school and high school in Lake Placid, the School Board of Highlands County decided to construct two single-story buildings - one at each school. ...more

December 3, 2008

Hernando Oaks, one of the larger subdivisions in Hernando County, received another economic hit last week when one of the development entities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court. ...more

December 2, 2008

Items of interest from the Nov. 10 meeting of the Plant City Commission included: ...more

November 19, 2008

Clarification Hernando Oaks II LLP, the developer of Hernando Oaks, asked the county to call the bond against the general contractor, Priority Developers Inc., because the latter failed to complete infrastructure improvements and was in default. A story Wednesday was not clear on that point. ...more

November 14, 2008