Earlier this year, the Highlands County Soil and Water Conservation District had no trouble giving out 1,100 free low-flow shower heads to help people conserve water. ...more

October 12, 2008

The drying room at the Highlands County Sheriff's Office is filled with 62 seven-foot tall marijuana plants with an estimated weight of 550 pounds and a value of $420,000. ...more

October 10, 2008

After nearly four months of renovations, The Links Golf Club opened its expanded driving range, practice putting green and new tee boxes to the public. ...more

October 5, 2008

Noteworthy items from the Sept. 22 Plant City Commission meeting included: •Commissioners approved separate contracts to construct and illuminate two basketball courts at Mike Sansone Park. ...more

October 1, 2008

Here are some of the proposed requirements: Landscaping: Parking lots with more than 7,500 square feet would be required to add trees and shrubbery along perimeters. Parking lots with less square footage than that would not have to add landscaping but would be required to install a 3-foot-high fence. ...more

September 17, 2008

A new type of garden has taken root at a food bank to aid people struggling with the high cost of food. ...more

September 13, 2008

With more and more people struggling to make ends meet, the Volunteer Way food bank has started a hydroponics garden to grow its own produce. ...more

September 9, 2008

With skyrocketing food prices and shipping costs, Lester Cypher is about ready to test his green thumb. ...more

July 19, 2008

Those of us who can dig a hole in sweltering heat are planting for all we're worth these days. ...more

July 17, 2008

It's a marriage made in plumbing heaven. Officials with the Bloomingdale Oaks Dependant Tax District wanted a way to water landscaping in front of their subdivision. ...more

July 5, 2008