Florida's civic health is among the poorest in the country - ranking 47th among the states - though voters in the state do seem energized by the current presidential election, officials said Tuesday. ...more

October 21, 2008

Voters might not get another chance to have their say on the fire district after Nov. 4. ...more

October 18, 2008

Residents complained they did not know about any union negotiation meetings that took place last summer. ...more

October 10, 2008

Residents complained they did not know about any union negotiation meetings that took place last summer. ...more

October 10, 2008

Five public meetings are planned next month by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its operations of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin. ...more

September 22, 2008

After Orient Road Jail inmate Brian Sterner was dumped from his wheelchair by a detention deputy, jail video of it spread like a disease on the Internet and airwaves. ...more

September 11, 2008

An independent review commission on jails will present its final report today to Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee. ...more

September 10, 2008

Decreased. It's a word used often in the summary of the county's proposed budget for fiscal year 2009. ...more

September 10, 2008

Councilman Bill Brantley made his resignation official at Tuesday's special town council meeting. ...more

August 28, 2008

District 5 county Commissioner Jack Mariano faces fellow Republican Rich Jenkins in the Aug. 26 primary. The winner will face off with Democrat Ginny Miller in November. ...more

August 15, 2008