Just when we thought we were safe from any possible controversy over decisions or proposed actions by the Spring Lake Improvement District (SLID) Board of Supervisors and their district manager, they come up with yet another grim threat to our existence (or wallets). Their latest action is an extremely serious attempt at significantly expanding their powers through a complete re-write and re-codification of the existing SLID charter. This must be approved in a bill passed in both Houses of the Florida Legislature and signed by the governor. The bad news is that SLID intends to formally present this draft new charter to the legislative delegation (Rep. Denise Grimsley, et. al.) for their review and further action on Dec. 3 at the Highlands County Government Center. ...more

November 29, 2009

Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, is introducing a new environmental program into the high schools of Hillsborough County called the Keep Our School Beautiful Chapter Program. ...more

November 4, 2009

A head-on crash early Friday left a 24-year-old man dead, sent another man to the hospital and closed a portion of U.S. 19, authorities said. ...more

October 17, 2009

Roads were closed for five hours Thursday in Hendry County as hazmat crews cleaned up manganese nitrate and iron nitrate that fell from a Lake Placid truck driver's rig. ...more

August 28, 2009

Fort De Soto Park is about to become cleaner. The nonprofit group Tampa Bay Watch is hosting a midsummer cleanup at Fort De Soto Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in partnership with WTSP, Channel 10, and Keep Pinellas Beautiful. ...more

July 9, 2009

A fertilizer spill has closed the southbound lanes of 21st Street near Interstate 4, Tampa Fire Rescue reports. ...more

April 11, 2009

The Coast Guard is monitoring the cleanup of a 1,000-gallon oil spill in the Port of Tampa. ...more

April 1, 2009

PLANT CITY Commissioners recently adopted a nuisance abatement ordinance tightening regulations regarding swimming pools. ...more

March 16, 2009

A bill requiring broader public notice about pollution, sparked by contamination of neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, passed a key state Senate committee Tuesday. ...more

March 11, 2009

A bill requiring broader public notice about pollution, sparked by contamination of neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, passed a key state Senate committee this morning. ...more

March 10, 2009