Fierce competition for business recruitment prompted members of a standing committee Tuesday to recommend the county set aside $500,000 to help retain and attract industry. ...more

March 17, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI said on his way to Africa Tuesday that condoms were not the answer in the continent's fight against HIV, his first explicit statement on an issue that has divided even clergy working with AIDS patients. ...more

March 17, 2009

The competition was stiff in the inaugural Highlands County Coalition for the Homeless golf tournament on Saturday at Sebring Golf Club. ...more

March 17, 2009

Divided over the best way to fight the economic downturn, finance officials of the leading industrial nations agreed Saturday to commit more money to help developing countries, step up efforts to revive bank lending and regulate hedge funds. ...more

March 15, 2009

The leaders of the world's most powerful economies are deeply split over how to fight a downturn that is intensifying around the globe, with no nation in a position of strength as finance ministers gather to talk about the crisis. ...more

March 14, 2009

Next weekend more than 7,000 spectators are expected to flock into downtown Palm Harbor for TNT Events' second Spring Arts and Crafts Show. Inverness-based TNT Events will present the arts and crafts show along Florida Avenue between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. next Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22. The street will be closed to vehicle traffic during the event. ...more

March 14, 2009

Ban Gun Control There is a bill that liberal congressmen would like passed to remove weapons from the average responsible citizen. ...more

March 14, 2009

The public lexicon is changing as the economic downturn lingers. Phrases such as "stimulus package," "bankruptcy cram-down" and "mortgage modification" weren't in vogue a year ago. Now there's another newly familiar phrase: "forced furlough." ...more

March 14, 2009

Turning more upbeat, President Barack Obama said Friday his administration is working to create a "post-bubble" model for solid economic growth once the recession ends. He said that means the days of overheated housing markets and "people maxing out on their credit cards" are over. ...more

March 13, 2009

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

March 13, 2009