CSX Railroad will be closing Powerline Road from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to S.R. 17 today, Feb. 18 at approximately 4-5 p.m. The construction on the railroad crossing per CSX Railroad should be completed sometime the morning of Feb. 19. Highlands County Traffic Operations will post a detour until road is re-opened. For further information call the Highlands County Engineering Department at 402-6877. ...more

February 18, 2009

Due to CSX Railroad not completing repairs on the railroad crossing, the following roads will continue to be closed at the railroad crossing until the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 18: Arbuckle Creek Road, Cemetery Road-Sunniland Drive, Lemon Avenue, Center Street. To reach Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, take Pear Street off of N. Ridgewood Drive. Detours are posted. ...more

February 18, 2009

Due to CSX Railroad not completing repairs on the railroad crossing, the following roads will continue to be closed at the railroad crossing until the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 18: Arbuckle Creek Road, Cemetery Road-Sunniland Drive, Lemon Avenue, Center Street. To reach Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, take Pear Street off of N. Ridgewood Drive. Detours are posted. For further information call the Highlands County Engineering Department at 402-6877. ...more

February 17, 2009

On a cold day a hundred years ago in upstate New York, a group of progressive men and women from different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds formed an organization to combat national ills such as lynching, Jim Crow laws and voter disenfranchisement. Unbeknownst to them, they also paved the way for people such as President Barack Obama and NFL coaches Mike Tomlin and Tony Dungy. ...more

February 13, 2009

Local businessman Paul Douglas said Thursday the county's purchase of two properties next to the former Department of Public Works depot is a smart legal maneuver that should have been done long ago. ...more

February 13, 2009

Local businessman Paul Douglas said the county's purchase is a smart legal maneuver that should have been done long ago. ...more

February 12, 2009

The 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin will be marked at noon today at the University of South Florida, one of hundreds of events set to observe the day. ...more

February 12, 2009

Lake Country Elementary teacher Gitona Rogers' third-grade students were not themselves one day recently. ...more

February 12, 2009

The Zorro Bandit's crime spree is over. The robber who wore clothing reminiscent of the famed Spanish swordsman was taken into custody this afternoon in Tampa, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. ...more

February 11, 2009

In a packed room within Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, the Kuumba Dancers and Drummers recently offered a taste of African culture. ...more

February 11, 2009