City officials hope to have two signed purchase contracts soon for Harder Hall, but City Council Chairman Bud Whitlock believes the property will never be sold without demolishing the hotel. ...more

September 8, 2008

Water management officials will set controlled burns in the Jack Creek area north of Lake June during the next two months, according to a press release from the Southwest Florida Water Management District. ...more

August 30, 2008

The energy investment firm proposing a gas-fired power plant on mining land north of Brooksville apparently has some heavy-duty financial backing. ...more

August 26, 2008

Energy investment firm is owned by JP Morgan Chase. ...more

August 26, 2008

Two-time Lake Placid Town Councilman Bill Brantley is calling it quits. ...more

August 22, 2008

People in and around Everglades City take stock after Tropical Storm Fay passes through. ...more

August 19, 2008

John Nicolette is challenging incumbent County Commissioner Ted Schrader in the Aug. 26 Republican primary. The winner faces write-in candidate John Taylor. The Tampa Tribune asked Nicolette why he thinks he should be elected and what his priorities would be. ...more

August 17, 2008

They got the property annexed into the city last year, with plans to construct a gated community of 500 condominiums overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

August 8, 2008

The final checkered flag waved Saturday night at USA International Speedway. ...more

August 5, 2008

On a recent Wednesday, Mark and Carol Bleich stood before the county Planning Commission trying to hold on to their dog-breeding business. ...more

July 27, 2008