National Public Lands Day will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 and the day is set aside for volunteers to celebrate and clean up local public land. ...more

September 26, 2008

Highlands County tourism officials want to learn more about the people who travel here, and they have put together a 15-question survey to help them get the information. ...more

September 21, 2008

Players and coaches in the Florida Half Century softball association, for players 50 and up, liked what they saw here when they played a tournament earlier this year at the Highlands County Sports Complex. ...more

September 19, 2008

Pinellas County tourism officials on Wednesday soundly renounced the politically charged "Drill, Baby, Drill" strategy that Republicans and some Democrats advocate to increase the nation's fuel supplies. ...more

September 11, 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

The Highlands County Tourist Development Council has agreed to help develop a marketing strategy for the Highlands County Sports Complex in Sebring. ...more

August 10, 2008

Six years after the Pasco County Commission agreed to build a national tennis center in Wesley Chapel, the Tourist Development Council has signed off on a management agreement with Saddlebrook Resort. ...more

August 7, 2008

Six years after the Pasco County Commission agreed to build a national tennis center in Wesley Chapel, the Tourist Development Council has signed off on a management agreement with Saddlebrook Resort. ...more

August 6, 2008

Tourism Director Susan Rupe has announced that the Hernando County Tourist Development Council (HCTDC) is accepting applications for Special Event Funding. The deadline to submit applications will be 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29; and all applications will be considered for funding during fiscal year 2008-09 (Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009. Applications received after the submission deadline will not be considered during fiscal year 2008-09 and will be returned to the sponsoring organization. The HCTDC sets aside a portion of its annual budget for special event funding for local groups and organizations coordinating events with a demonstrated history of visitor impact or significant potential to attract visitors to Hernando County. ...more

August 6, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Tourist Development Council has weighed in on what it thinks about the Highlands County Sports Complex manager position. The issue was discussed briefly at Thursday's meeting and was brought up as a result of the news that Rocky Ellingsworth had been fired from the position Wednesday. ...more

July 5, 2008