The speed limit on Meadow Pointe Boulevard is going up. Pasco County commissioners Tuesday morning approved a plan to raise the speed limit for the two-lane road to 45 mph between State Road 54 and Sheringham Way and to 40 mph south to Beardsley Drive. ...more

November 4, 2009

Water management officials will set controlled burns in the Jack Creek area north of Lake June during the next two months, according to a press release from the Southwest Florida Water Management District. ...more

August 30, 2008

This Saturday, county employees have a chance to meet their union organizing committee and talk to Teamsters representatives at a 3 p.m. gathering at the Hernando County Fairgrounds, 6436 Broad St. ...more

June 27, 2008

SEBRING — Residents, fisheries and businesses around Lake Istokpoga are bracing for another drawdown request that will, if granted, last much longer than the one granted this summer. Even though summer rains made it so that Istokpoga's water wasn't needed back then, the latest request could last until the end of next summer, and it would include the water-intensive spring time when growers and landscapers alike use the greatest amount of water. Highlands County Lakes Manager Clell Ford was not sure how great an impact this deviation would have on the lake, but he was certain it would be consequential if it is approved, unlike the last one. South Florida Water Management District, which manages Lake Istokpoga, asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last month to allow for a new drawdown. ...more

November 27, 2007

A monument honoring slain state wildlife officer Margaret "Peggy" Park will be dedicated Monday. ...more

October 5, 2007