A Hillsborough County official, a Florida Department of Transportation planner and a retired state lawmaker are among 28 applicants for the top job at the region's transportation authority. ...more

September 25, 2008

The space for the Highlands County Veterans Services building - which serves more than 1,000 veterans per month - will increase tenfold. ...more

August 27, 2008

Wanted: executive director for a year-old, regional transportation authority trying to figure out what to build, where to build and how to pay for it all. ...more

August 23, 2008

The laborers work about 50 feet away from his desk. He has a clear view of them. ...more

August 18, 2008

Hernando County Commissioners still don't get it. Neither, apparently, does our new county administrator. ...more

July 19, 2008

The walls are stained with mold. The roof leaks. Sheetrock and baseboards have been cut away 3 feet from the floor, marking the height where floodwaters reached several months ago, nearly engulfing the downtown firehouse. ...more

July 19, 2008

A lot of people around Highlands County are questioning the possibility of a mega-community being built in the southern part of the county. It's not that they necessarily support it or oppose it, they just are wondering: "What in the world?" That's because of the presentation by AtlanticBlue to the county commissioners last Tuesday about their wish to build a new city that could have a population of up to 125,000 people. ...more

June 27, 2008

A lot of people around Highlands County are questioning the possibility of a mega-community being built in the southern part of the county. It's not that they necessarily support it or oppose it, they just are wondering: "What in the world?" That's because of the presentation by AtlanticBlue to the county commissioners last Tuesday about their wish to build a new city that could have a population of up to 125,000 people. The conceptual master plan shown the county showed that the 65,000 acre Blue Head Ranch would offer 100 square miles, with 31,000 acres being preserved for all time for conservation purposes. The rest would consist of 20,000 acres of development with 54,600 housing units. ...more

June 26, 2008

SEBRING – From their presentation to the Highlands County commissioners Tuesday, you can say one thing about the folks who run the Atlantic Blue corporation. When it comes to planning a new, self-sufficient and sustainable city in a remote area of southern Highlands County, which many people describe as "the middle of nowhere," they sure plan big. ...more

June 24, 2008

The University of Tampa soon will break ground on a nondenominational chapel backed by one of the school's most generous benefactors. ...more

May 23, 2008