A school board consultant is recommending the school impact fee per single-family home be raised from $4,266 to $10,000 to cover new school construction — an increase of about 134 percent. ...more

December 21, 2007

SEBRING – Getting six veterinarians, representing each of the six small-animal veterinary practices in Highlands County, together in one room for a meeting doesn't sound like a big deal. That is, until you hear Dr. Mark Griffin, of Lake Forest Veterinary Clinic in Avon Park, explain that he had never heard of such a meeting ever being held in Highlands County. "This is a monumental day," Griffin said shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday, as he and five other veterinarians wrapped up a two-hour meeting at the Highlands County Government Center. ...more

December 10, 2007

Pasco County officials worked for decades to get permits from state regulators to dredge the Hudson Channel, a narrow, 2.1-mile pass that guides boaters from Hudson Beach to the Gulf of Mexico and back. ...more

November 8, 2007

County Commissioner Al Higginbotham can vote on a contentious trash issue the board might settle next month, the Florida Commission on Ethics has ruled. ...more

September 19, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Joe and Ruby Barness bought an airboat after they moved to their home along Cherry Lake in 2004. ...more

September 15, 2007

GIBSONTON - After having been warned twice in two weeks, 14 men were arrested Tuesday and accused of illegally picking saw palmetto berries at a county park, officials said. ...more

September 5, 2007