An apparent consensus of the city council to stop putting fluoride in the city's water supply is something to smile about or not, depending on whom you ask. ...more

August 14, 2008

RESIDENT QUESTIONS NEED FOR DISTRICT'S OWN 911 CALL CENTER ...more

July 23, 2008

It's unusually difficult to know what's right or wrong about drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico... ...more

June 25, 2008

In addition to the hail up to the size of golf balls that fell in Hardee and DeSoto counties, Wednesday's thunderstorms cost some Wauchula residents their electricity and water. Hardee County Emergency Management said firefighters and an ambulance were called to a mobile home park on Sims Road about 6:15 p.m. after receiving a report people were trapped in a mobile home by a fallen tree. Rescuers found no tree, but a 10-inch limb had dropped on two mobile homes. No one was trapped, and the branch didn't punch through the mobile homes' roofs. ...more

June 12, 2008

DUNEDIN -- Dunedin, Tarpon Springs and Pinellas County called on residents to drastically limit use of reclaimed water to irrigate lawns so there is enough for everyone until the recent drought is but a memory. ...more

June 11, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: Deborah Flock's fifth-grade class at Jackson Elementary School in Plant City sent in the following letters to the editor indicating their concern with the water shortage facing our state today and in the future: ...more

May 28, 2008

When the Brooker Creek Preserve decided to capture testimonies from older residents in the area, it looked to an unpaid intern to do the legwork. ...more

February 8, 2008

When the Brooker Creek Preserve decided to capture testimonies from older residents in the area, it looked to an unpaid intern to do the legwork. ...more

February 4, 2008

When the Brooker Creek Preserve decided to capture testimonies from older residents in the area, it looked to an unpaid intern to do the legwork. ...more

February 2, 2008

SEBRING — Downtown Sebring has had three major commercial fires in three months, two of which destroyed buildings from the 1920s. Sebring Fire Chief Brad Batz said the wood structures of many of the city's older buildings can lead to large-scale fires. "The wood itself is not a fire hazard but if it is ignited, the old wood is so dry that it burns really hot and really fast," Batz said. The Jan. 17 fire that destroyed the assembly area of Park Place Truss, located at 454 Park St., is still under investigation. The building may have been the oldest structure in Sebring and was previously used as a lumber yard. ...more

January 23, 2008