AirFest is flying into town this weekend, which means potential traffic headaches in South Tampa. ...more

March 27, 2009

After 26 years of being a mecca for lovers of cheesy, topping-filled pizza in a small East Lake storefront, Fairway Pizza has relocated to much larger haunts in Palm Harbor. ...more

November 1, 2008

To promote use of THE Bus, county commissioners at their Tuesday meeting will discuss issuing complimentary one-day passes. ...more

October 13, 2008

When consulting firm Tindale-Oliver and Associates asked employees recently what they wanted from the company, one request kept coming up: more support for alternative commuting. ...more

June 20, 2008

SEBRING — For about one-fifth of the students in Highlands County, next week is the start of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The FCAT Writing Plus test will be administered to fourth-, eighth- and 10th- graders starting Tuesday. Testing will continue on Wednesday followed by two make-up testing days – Thursday and Friday (Feb. 15). Hill-Gustat Middle School eighth-grader Laura Tenneson is calm and confident about the FCAT. ...more

February 8, 2008

A busy family schedule forced Sam Kinsey to make a decision not to seek re-election to a job that has been his passion for four years. ...more

September 22, 2007

SEBRING — Providing public transportation services has been identified as a top priority not only in Highlands, but also in Glades, Hardee and Okeechobee counties. Within two to four years, state and federal funding is expected to be available for services that could range from a bus system to a dial-a-ride service, car or van pooling and employer-run shuttles within the six-county Heartland region. Public comment on the transportation strategy being developed now –– the Heartland Mobility Plan –– is crucial, Lynn Topel said at Monday's meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association. ...more

September 11, 2007