Highlands County Administrator Mike Wright said he has no doubts that this county will progressively turn from a rural to an urban county. ...more

December 12, 2008

White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004. ...more

August 14, 2008

Hillsborough County planning commissioners resisted pleas from developers and voted Monday night against extending public water and sewer service outside the county's urban service area into rural areas. ...more

September 25, 2007

Officials last week approved amendments to the city's school facilities plan that will help ease overcrowding at local schools for up to 10 years. ...more

September 5, 2007