Scheduling for Heartland Idol will be discussed Tuesday at the Sebring City Council meeting. ...more

June 15, 2009

The city council will meet Monday night to discuss a wide range of topics, from the selection process of the annual Great Brooksvillian of the Year to interlocal agreements on solid waste and governmental committees. ...more

June 14, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio is urging the City Council to keep a ban on lawn sprinkling in effect until more water flows into the Hillsborough River reservoir, the main source of the city's drinking water. ...more

May 19, 2009

With City Councilman Tom Scott declaring his candidacy for mayor, the sprawling district he represents is wide-open for a challenge in the 2011 municipal elections. ...more

May 7, 2009

The cities of New Port Richey, Port Richey, San Antonio and Zephyrhills are conducting municipal elections Tuesday. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ...more

April 12, 2009

Property owners in Tampa no longer will be able to water their lawns with sprinkler systems under a ban adopted Thursday by the city council. ...more

March 20, 2009

Nearly five years ago, as ground was being broken on the Main Street Landing construction site, city officials at the time looked forward to March 2009. That's when, if all went as planned, the Community Redevelopment Agency would have happily presented a $1.25 million check to Gainesville-based developer Ken McGurn if the Mediterranean-styled commercial-residential development was significantly built out and half the units leased or sold. March 2009 has arrived, and McGurn met March 10 with City Council, which was acting in its role as CRA board. Instead of a grip-and-grin check presentation, the two sides were meeting to figure out what they might do to restore a now-strained business relationship and get the project moving again. ...more

March 18, 2009

The city plans to lay off another 20 employees over the next several months. ...more

March 13, 2009

The city plans to lay off another 20 employees over the next several months. ...more

March 12, 2009

The Avon Park City Council voted after a public hearing Monday night to meet once a month. ...more

March 11, 2009