A lot of people around Highlands County are questioning the possibility of a mega-community being built in the southern part of the county. It's not that they necessarily support it or oppose it, they just are wondering: "What in the world?" That's because of the presentation by AtlanticBlue to the county commissioners last Tuesday about their wish to build a new city that could have a population of up to 125,000 people. ...more

June 27, 2008

A lot of people around Highlands County are questioning the possibility of a mega-community being built in the southern part of the county. It's not that they necessarily support it or oppose it, they just are wondering: "What in the world?" That's because of the presentation by AtlanticBlue to the county commissioners last Tuesday about their wish to build a new city that could have a population of up to 125,000 people. The conceptual master plan shown the county showed that the 65,000 acre Blue Head Ranch would offer 100 square miles, with 31,000 acres being preserved for all time for conservation purposes. The rest would consist of 20,000 acres of development with 54,600 housing units. ...more

June 26, 2008

The hurricane season just kicked in for Highlands County. The "big blow" is the news that Publix has decided to limit our area's already sparse shopping choices even more in purchasing Albertson's. It is no wonder that Publix could afford to make this transaction due to their exorbitant prices. Albertson's was one of the most economic places to shop in the area and had a different variety of meats and brands to choose from. Now we will be limited to the "big boys" and what they think we should eat. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA - Deputies charged a Valrico man with felony child neglect after shoppers at a Brandon Wal-Mart discovered the man's 5-year-old son unattended inside a locked vehicle, an affidavit states. ...more

June 11, 2008

CLEARWATER - A Pinellas County Jail employee was accused today of using more than one doctor to obtain prescriptions for hydrocodone that she was not entitled to, detectives said. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA - Police are searching for an 84-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease who last was seen Monday night at a shopping plaza. ...more

June 3, 2008

SOUTH TAMPA - A mother was arrested Saturday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. after leaving her two children locked in her car for 29 minutes while she went shopping, Tampa police said. ...more

May 24, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - An 18-year-old St. Petersburg man was arrested Saturday in a fatal shooting that investigators say occurred when he and the man who was killed tried to rob two people outside a bar. ...more

May 19, 2008

Through 49 editions of the Daytona 500, there is no story more uplifting than DeWayne "Tiny" Lund's win in 1963. ...more

February 10, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS - A Tarpon Springs police officer surrendered today to face charges of prescription fraud, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. ...more

February 7, 2008