TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Hillsborough County water officials say that about 460,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Sweetwater Creek on Wednesday after a pipe burst - the third time in a year the same area of pipe sent sewage into the waterway. ...more

March 27, 2009

Hillsborough County water officials say about 460,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Sweetwater Creek on Wednesday after a sewage pipe burst — the third time in a year the same area of pipe sent sewage into the waterway. ...more

March 26, 2009

A sewage leak has health officials warning residents along the Bay Crest Canals south of Hillsborough Avenue and west of Memorial Highway to avoid contact with the water for the next few days. ...more

November 1, 2008

Water department officials say they don't know what's causing newly laid sewer pipe to keep breaking in the Town 'N Country area but promise they are going to find out. ...more

October 14, 2008

For the second time in a month, a relatively new stretch of sewer pipe broke, dumping 300,000 gallons of raw sewage into a creek in the Town 'n Country area. ...more

October 13, 2008

Three years after a diesel fuel line ruptured near railroad tracks west of Plant City, contaminating a dozen residential and commercial properties, the cleanup is still under way. ...more

September 17, 2008

SEBRING — Trees will soon sprout on the U.S. 27 median, starting at the Sebring Parkway and continuing north for 2,800 feet. Five wild date palms and ornamental peanut sod will cover the median, which serves as a gateway to Sebring. Until last week, the median was covered with patches of brown grass. Sod Services, of Okeechobee, started work on Thursday. David Eng works for Sod Services and expected to plant trees within three weeks, followed by the plating of ground cover vegetation. A $175,000 highway beautification grant from the Florida Depart of Transportation will pay for the improvements. ...more

June 1, 2008

AVON PARK – A water main burst near the Avon Park Executive Airport early this morning, causing outages throughout most of the city's water system. ...more

February 7, 2008

Work crews Friday were expected to finish repairs on the Four Corners water main break and the southbound lane on Spring Hill Drive should be open today. ...more

January 25, 2008

Two months after a toxic cloud chased people from 300 Riverview homes, a Hillsborough County report provides suggestions for how a similar disaster could be averted or addressed. ...more

January 18, 2008