According to research conducted in Highlands County, many more people are staying closer to home to shop than just a few years ago. Sure, gas prices play a part in this. More importantly, our area's retail sector has improved immensely, leading casual shoppers to forgo trips to metro malls. ...more

June 5, 2008

As we write this reply, we always felt Hernando Today was very fair in reporting both sides of an issue. ...more

June 5, 2008

PLANT CITY Plant City Stadium will be quiet this Independence Day. The community's annual Fourth of July celebration at the stadium has been canceled as a slow economy takes its toll on the businesses and civic groups that pay for the annual display. ...more

May 22, 2008

Organizers of the Blue Jeans and Bling gala are hoping to get at least 100 women to turn out for an evening of food and entertainment to benefit The Spring. ...more

May 10, 2008

SEBRING — About 75 vintage cars will surround the downtown Circle and line several of its spokes, on Saturday. Cars from the 1950s and 1960s will be featured at the monthly Saturday Night Cruise Car Show in the Circle, from 6-8:30 p.m. ...more

May 9, 2008

WESTCHASE Organizers of the Blue Jeans and Bling gala are hoping to get at least 100 women to turn out for an evening of food and entertainment to benefit The Spring. The event begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Stone Chase restaurant, where guests can enjoy a dinner buffet, cocktails and a dessert buffet. A DJ will play dance music for the event. ...more

May 7, 2008

Highlands County Commissioner Guy Maxcy wants his fellow commissioners to consider an economic stimulus package for the local business community. We like that idea, and are game for anything that eases the desperate situation a growing number of businesses are in. We fear, though, that there is little that can be done on this level. Let's hope that isn't the case. ...more

February 20, 2008

BRANDON - The FishHawk/Lithia Area Business Council of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce plans its first FishHawk Evening Fest Thursday, March 6. The free event will be held from 6:30 to until 8 p.m. at Park Square on Churchview Drive in FishHawk. ...more

February 19, 2008

After two of the five Sarasota County commissioners changed their positions on a proposal to renovate Ed Smith Stadium, the commission voted to offer $17.6 million toward the project, a decision that could keep the Cincinnati Reds baseball team from leaving its spring training facility in Sarasota. ...more

February 13, 2008

A 21-year-old Tampa man was accused by police of stealing $33,687 worth of electronics and causing about $5,000 in damages to local businesses. ...more

February 9, 2008