Residents concerned expansion of Plant High will have a further impact on their surrounding neighborhood were unable to convince the city council Thursday night to reject the project, but achieved concessions to reduce privacy and parking problems. ...more

December 11, 2009

People concerned that expansion of Plant High will negatively affect their neighborhood were unable to persuade the city council Thursday night to reject the project but got concessions on privacy and parking problems. ...more

December 11, 2009

Preservationists are hoping to save a 1925 Victorian-style house that faces demolition unless it finds a new home. ...more

November 25, 2009

By a 4-1 vote, former Highlands County Development Services Director James M. "Jim" Polatty Jr., was appointed by the Sebring City Council and will start work on Monday, Nov. 23 as the city's new planning and zoning director. ...more

November 19, 2009

City officials trying to balance community needs with safety at the annual Gasparilla Parade have come up with these compromises: ...more

November 6, 2009

Citing a weak economy, Hillsborough County's transit chief executive David Armijo says he is willing to forfeit his annual performance bonus in the coming year. ...more

November 5, 2009

When the city council recently approved an electrified security fence at a Nebraska Avenue tire shop, the decision set off alarm bells. ...more

November 4, 2009

Let's move on I am over this useless loss of life that we are seeing daily in two very unnecessary wars. ...more

October 29, 2009

For many, Gasparilla without free-flowing alcohol is like a beach without sand. ...more

October 23, 2009

Drunken partygoers fighting, destroying property and urinating in backyards. ...more

October 21, 2009