Hillsborough County's hotel room supply rose 8.1 percent in March to nearly 22,000 compared with a year ago, but demand was down 9.3 percent to 419,248 rooms sold, a report by Smith Travel Research of Hendersonville, Tenn., showed. ...more

May 11, 2009

With Highlands County rated among the driest counties in the state, the county commissioners met Tuesday in emergency session and extended the countywide burn ban for another seven days. ...more

March 25, 2009

The number of hotel rooms booked in January declined 5.7 percent in the Tampa-St. Petersburg region compared with 5.4 percent for Florida and 7.7 percent for the United States, a Tennessee travel industry consultant reported. ...more

March 24, 2009

Six men in a van were killed when a tractor-trailer loaded with sand hit their vehicle Monday in south-central Florida. ...more

September 29, 2008

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

During 50 years of living in Highlands County, I have been very involved with many public issues. Not only have I served in numerous volunteer capacities, I have also served two terms in a county-wide elected position. I continue to participate in many local public service projects designed to improve the quality of life in our community. ...more

August 22, 2008

The National Hurricane Center has dropped all tropical storm warnings for Florida's west coast as Tropical Storm Fay meanders north northeast up the state. ...more

August 19, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay, now seen on radar images with a small but defined eye, has surprisingly maintained its strength as it crosses over Florida, according to National Hurricane Center forecasters. ...more

August 19, 2008

VISIT FLORIDA, the state's official source for travel planning, has awarded a Cultural Heritage and Nature Tourism Grant to Florida's Freshwater Frontier for the 2008-09 fiscal year, which began July 1. ...more

July 27, 2008

VENUS - Nearly a month after a plane crash took the life of a noted black bear researcher, research on South Central Florida's black bear population has been at a near-standstill. ...more

July 15, 2008