Planning and zoning commissioners Monday voted 5-0 to expand the Seville water treatment plant south of U.S. 98 with a new 2 million-gallon ground storage tank ...more

April 13, 2009

I so appreciate the Feb. 4 letter from Rafael J. Torras of Sebring regarding the Organic Revolution. This hits a very important issue that we face here in Highlands County regarding our land fill, recycling and each person doing their part to help. ...more

February 18, 2009

What do do this week in your garden. ...more

December 22, 2008

Local officials have entered into talks with Florida Department of Transportation staff in hopes of the city being able to assume control over East Tarpon Avenue. ...more

December 20, 2008

Regional regulators today modified watering restrictions for new lawns in response to complaints from sod business owners. ...more

December 16, 2008

What To Do This Week •Set strawberry plants. ...more

November 9, 2008

They're big, spiny and hungry and have chosen Boca Grande as home. ...more

May 2, 2008

The two-year drought gripping nearly all of Florida has extracted a toll in the hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's agriculture industry and people could begin seeing a pinch in the produce aisle next month. ...more

February 19, 2008

So your beloved backyard now looks like the charred remains of Kansas City in "The Day After." ...more

January 12, 2008

About 120 crape myrtles in medians along U.S. 301 got a reprieve this week as members of the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce signed papers agreeing to take over landscaping and maintenance duties from Hillsborough County. ...more

November 29, 2007