After 18 months of community meetings and petitions, the county has approved the construction of a 155-foot T-Mobile cell tower in the Countryway neighborhood. ...more

May 28, 2008

After 18 months of community meetings and petitions, the county has approved the construction of a 155-foot T-Mobile cell tower in the Countryway neighborhood. ...more

May 28, 2008

We've all heard the phrase "no one is irreplaceable," and it's true. It's also true that some people carry so much institutional knowledge of an operation that while they may be replaceable, it's going to hurt. Sometimes the pain subsides quickly, and sometimes it lasts a long time, but either way, it hurts. When Sebring City Manager Bob Hoffman and Highlands County Administrator Carl Cool call it a career in a few weeks, we're losing important resources for one of our cities and county. The good news is that they are being replaced by extremely capable people, but the loss still is there. Hoffman and Cool have been on the job a long time around here. It's unusual for people in their professions to last so long in one place. Industry wide, city managers and county administrators often make enough enemies over the course of five years or so that they move on. The decisions they have to make ruffle feathers, no matter how well they do their jobs. It says a lot that they held their positions for so long. ...more

May 10, 2008

System: Nintendo Wii Publisher: Nintendo ...more

May 2, 2008

The changing of the guard was more like a return to the past. For the 33 SPCA members who attended Wednesday night's public meeting, that was perfectly fine. ...more

May 2, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - A recently begun state project to widen State Road 54 from four to six lanes is expected to be finished in December. ...more

February 26, 2008

Seemingly chastened, seemingly at peace with himself, former Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes said all the right things Wednesday in his first public comments since he was traded to the Washington Nationals. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA - Chief meteorologist Dick Fletcher of Tampa Bay's 10 suffered a stroke Monday and is recovering at a local hospital, said Darren Richards, the station's news director. ...more

February 18, 2008

It makes some sense to consider 2007 a lost season for Shawn Riggans. ...more

February 18, 2008

Doesn't it seem like every time you turn on your TV set or open your newspaper, you see an advertisement for a new financial product? ...more

February 17, 2008