SEBRING — The drawdown request on Lake Istokpoga was approved earlier this month by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, allowing for the lake to potentially sink down to an elevation of 36 feet if its water is needed for irrigation to the south. Neither Highlands County Lakes Manager Clell Ford nor Trails End Fishing Resort owner Gary Albin has noticed any withdrawals from the lake since the approval. Ford said, however, that the water permit holders to the lake have been allowed to use their permits again on two different days of the week. ...more

January 28, 2008

State regulators have presented city officials with another laundry list of concerns about plans to dredge a waterway linking Lake Deedra to the Pithlachascotee River, one of three permit requests for a multimillion-dollar project. ...more

January 26, 2008

John Zhao would like Tampa residents to forget what they thought they knew about Chinese food and taste "the real deal." ...more

January 16, 2008

County commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to pay Tallahassee lawyer Jake Varn an additional $15,000 to push through a permit for the long-delayed Ridge Road extension project, for a total $255,000. ...more

January 11, 2008

The city council voted Tuesday night to request an extension from state regulators for a permit application to dredge a new channel to the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

January 10, 2008

Hurricane Katrina's victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering - including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion. ...more

January 10, 2008

Some Pasco County commissioners want to continue full speed ahead on the long-delayed plan to extend Ridge Road east to the Suncoast Parkway and beyond. ...more

January 8, 2008

State and federal regulators say they're unlikely to approve the city's request to create a new navigational channel linking Old Post Road to the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

January 6, 2008

Rain fell in the city for a fourth consecutive day Sunday, assuring that 2007 would not go down as the driest year on record for the drought-stricken Atlanta area. ...more

December 31, 2007

For pristine smoothness of asphalt, it has no rival. For access by town or country, it has no peer. Hillsborough County's Flatwoods Park is has become the premier destination for those who prefer their workouts wheeled and their scenery beautiful. ...more

December 22, 2007