The plot thickens in the ongoing drama that centers on whether Wal-Mart can construct a Supercenter along U.S. 19, north of Tarpon Avenue, abutting the Anclote River. ...more

October 25, 2008

The plot thickens in the ongoing drama that centers on whether Wal-Mart can construct a SuperCenter along U.S. 19, north of Tarpon Avenue, abutting the Anclote River. ...more

October 22, 2008

The Plant City Christmas Parade will remain a Friday night tradition. ...more

October 22, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY – In a meeting Tuesday night that turned rowdy at times, residents living near a proposed professional soccer stadium raised concerns about potential traffic congestion, excessive noise and light pollution. ...more

October 21, 2008

With help from a state grant of $1.6 million and a housing developer's donation of about $80,000, Highlands County will go ahead with two major road improvements in the new 2008-09 fiscal year, which starts Wednesday. ...more

September 26, 2008

Parents successfully fought a last-minute change to a neighborhood bus route that had their children waiting along busy Countryway Boulevard. ...more

September 10, 2008

County commissioners on Monday approved the final version of a deal to extend State Road 56 east of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. ...more

September 10, 2008

County commissioners today approved the final version of a deal to extend State Road 56 east of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. The deal, which took months to hammer out, frees $12 million set aside for the project by the developers of Meadow Pointe IV. That development's Community Development District is overseeing the construction of S.R. 56 between Bruce B. Downs and Meadow Pointe boulevards. The deal was sealed last month after county officials and the road builders met behind closed doors with representatives of Publix. ...more

September 8, 2008

The Florida Highway Patrol is stepping up its enforcement efforts for the Labor Day holiday weekend. ...more

August 30, 2008

Designed to stop speeders. ...more

August 26, 2008