A teenager leaving a nightclub on Armenia Avenue was arrested Sunday morning, accused of driving under the influence, striking and killing a pedestrian then driving away, according to a Tampa Police Department arrest report. ...more

February 15, 2009

For the first time in seven years, Highlands County residents will again have the opportunity to recycle glass. ...more

February 12, 2009

Thomas Mickey threw glass bottles through a person's back window and cracked the person's front windshield, then struck the person on the left arm with a baseball bat Sunday night, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 17, 2008

Highlands County is about to begin making asphalt and history. The first government owned and operated asphalt plant in Florida should start production next week at the Highlands County Landfill, fueled mainly by methane gas that is now burned off. ...more

October 10, 2008

TAMPA - The face of milk has changed, at least in the bulk supply warehouses in the Tampa Bay area and other areas across the nation. ...more

July 1, 2008

SEBRING — The first asphalt plant owned and operated by a local government in Florida's history is under construction at the Highlands County Waste Management's 1,000-acre landfill. Ken Wheeler, director of the county's solid waste management department, said the plant should go into production by late June or early July. Asphalt paving costs are expected to be reduced between 10 to 20 percent at the plant, which will also add several forms of recycling to Highlands County's waste disposal system. First, methane gas, produced by garbage decomposing underground at the landfill, will no longer be burned off by flares. Instead, the gas will be used as the fuel to run the asphalt plant. ...more

June 10, 2008

For those who follow our Bucs adventures here at TBO, you're probably already familiar with our Fan of the Week. ...more

October 14, 2007

What's a tamarillo? I've seen them in the store but have no idea how to use them. ...more

September 25, 2007