SEBRING — A business that has been operating in Highlands County for just two years and another that has been around much longer – more than 50 years – were recognized during the Highlands County Business Development Day breakfast on Friday at Inn on the Lakes in Sebring. Positive Mobility, a medical transport company, was named the 2008 Highlands County Start-Up Business of the Year, and South Ridge Abstract and Title Co. was honored as the Small Business of the Year. The Highlands County Economic Development Commission sponsors the awards. ...more

May 25, 2008

Pasco County could soon face a double whammy: a natural gas transmission line on the heels of Progress Energy Florida's plans for more electricity transmission lines through the county. ...more

May 3, 2008

Santa Claus doesn't always have a North Pole address. On Thursday, Santa sent a truckload of gifts from his Atlanta workshop to the 45 students in Gibsonton Elementary School's after-school program. ...more

December 21, 2007

Many, many bags are delivered to the county solid waste compound, but most contain trash and they're dumped deliberately. ...more

October 5, 2007