A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday, accused of beating and robbing a man and then setting his tent ablaze. ...more

January 7, 2009 |

The past three years have been disappointingly dry for fish, flowers and farmers. ...more

January 7, 2009 |

Ed Hobin from the Southwest Florida Water Management District will speak about the drought, water conservation and restrictions on watering at Thursday's meeting of The Friends of Temple Terrace Parks and Recreation. ...more

January 7, 2009 |

A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday, accused of beating and robbing a man and then setting his tent ablaze. ...more

January 6, 2009 |

Showers and thunderstorms forecast to herald the arrival of a cold front Wednesday would produce the first rain for West Central Florida this year as 2009 follows the dry path of 2008. ...more

January 6, 2009 |

Grass doesn't grow much during the winter. So, in an effort to cut back on a dwindling water supply, the Southwest Florida Water Management District is asking homeowners to skip a week of irrigation in January and February. ...more

January 5, 2009 |

and the public - is rightly quick to point out to point out bureaucratic bungling, we're not so quick to highlight government successes. ...more

January 5, 2009 |

LAND O' LAKES - Financial services firm T. Rowe Price has applied for a development permit for a 95-acre site off State Road 54. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

Barbara Stewart, chairwoman of the Highlands County Board of Commissioners, made assignments for the five commissioners to serve as either a voting member or a liaison to 30 boards and commissions. ...more

December 30, 2008 |

If the South Florida Water Management District comes up with $1.34 million to buy 180,000 acres from U.S. Sugar, your taxes will go up, says State Rep. Denise Grimsley. ...more

December 28, 2008 |