SEBRING — Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton is excited to talk about her office's new $11.1 million law enforcement facility that is scheduled to begin construction next year off of West George Boulevard, just west of U.S. 27, in south Sebring. "(The new facility) will be an important development, which will help with the health and safety of our staff," said Benton. On Wednesday afternoon, Benton, along with several employees from the sheriff's office, were present for a meeting in front of new site-facility designer Architects Design Group Inc., of Winter Park, at the DeSoto City Volunteer Fire Department station. ...more

December 6, 2007

Federal investigators on Monday began preparing for two weeks of testing of Sarasota County voting machines to see whether they were the cause of undervotes in Florida's disputed District 13 congressional election. ...more

November 27, 2007

Pasco County commissioners on Friday gave divided opinions on several landowners' requests to change the use of their property. ...more

November 3, 2007

Jerry Maxwell, who guided Tampa Bay Water from its birth during the regional water wars to a period of regional cooperation in finding new sources of water, announced Wednesday he will retire from his job as general manager effective Feb. 28. ...more

September 20, 2007