City officials have for the past year voiced concerns to state environmental regulators that a proposed landfill in Pasco County is a potential catastrophe. ...more

November 7, 2009

Highlands County still doesn't have the $1.65 million asphalt plant grant that was promised by Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and county commissioners were furious because they just found out during a meeting Tuesday. ...more

November 4, 2009

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the county's handling of abandoned asbestos water pipes during Phase II of the Sebring Parkway Project. ...more

October 29, 2009

For nearly a decade, the Tampa Sports Authority has used an arsenic-laden weedkiller on the fairways of the golf courses it oversees. ...more

October 23, 2009

One hundred and twenty gallons of diesel spilled at the landfill, concluded an engineering firm hired by Highlands County to investigate the fuel spill. That information is being reported to the state. ...more

October 23, 2009

The bosses in Tallahassee dropped the interim label last week. Toby Brewer is now the official manager at Weeki Wachee Spring State Park, becoming the second person to hold that position since the roadside attraction was taken over by the state last November. ...more

October 21, 2009

Boaters and others who like to do their weekend resting and recreating along the eastern bank of Miller's Bayou be advised, city-owned Nicks Park is temporarily closed for a scheduled repair job. ...more

September 24, 2009

The city's Price Park could be getting a $195,000 makeover courtesy of the state of Florida. ...more

September 11, 2009

SEBRING After a Labor Day break, Highlands County commissioners will have heavy lifting to do on three issues at their 9 a.m. today. ...more

September 8, 2009

There have been many questions and environmental concerns regarding the proposed Eagle Training Center in Venus. The area known as Venus is a major wetland and probably more so than other places in Highlands County or even the state. It is mostly a community in harmony that could be destroyed. ...more

September 5, 2009