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Manatee habitat review planned

It has been more than 30 years since federal wildlife managers formally mapped the places where endangered manatee live in Florida. On Tuesday, they acknowledged it's probably time for an update. ...more

October 3, 2009

Frustrated Iorio Will Televise Sports Authority Meetings

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has directed the city public access cable television station to begin televising all Sports Authority meetings. ...more

March 25, 2009

Youth Golf Program Starts Swinging

A youth golf program at Rogers Park got into the swing at the opening of a renovated clubhouse. ...more

March 17, 2009

Don't Cut Citizen Input At Meetings

The Issue: Limiting Citizen Input And Reducing The Number Of County Commission Meetings Each Month. Our Opinion: Bad Ideas. ...more

February 19, 2009

Pasco libraries director garners national award

Think of it as the library's equivalent of an Olympic gold medal - Pasco County Library Director Linda Allen recently earned the I Love My Librarian Award from the Carnegie Corp. of New York and The New York Times. ...more

December 13, 2008

Commission Meetings Go Live On Web

Open government in Highlands County has become more open. Every county commission meeting now can be viewed not only on cable television, but also streaming live on the Highlands County Clerk of Court's Web site, www.hcclerk.org. ...more

November 25, 2008

Commission Battles With Lake Denton Quandary Again

Highlands County commissioners may take action today to begin discussion on the final decision on the public-access issue at Lake Denton, regarded as one of the most attractive freshwater scuba-diving sites in the state. ...more

October 7, 2008

County Must Protect Public Access To Public Lakes

The Lake Denton Committee voted 4-1 to close public access to one of our county's nicest lakes. County lake officials said they will fight closing public access when they make their case to county commissioners before an ultimate decision is made. We hope the lake officials are successful. ...more

September 4, 2008

Committee Wants To Close Public Access To Denton

In a 4-1 vote early Tuesday evening, the Lake Denton Citizens Advisory Committee recommended that the Highlands County commissioners permanently close public access to this popular lake. ...more

September 4, 2008