With residents in control for the first time, property owners will pay $420 less next year to run their homeowners association. ...more

November 4, 2009

Days after an announcement by parent company TOUSA to wind down production, Engle Homes, the developer of Live Oak Preserve, is relinquishing some of its authority at the development. Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said all Engle employees who serve on the Live Oak I, Live Oak II and The Hammocks' community development district boards are stepping down immediately. "We resigned under the advice of counsel," Feather said. Feather served as a board supervisor on all of the three developer-controlled CDDs. Engle employees Lauren Arcaro, Dennis DeMott and Michael Mulvihill were members of the Live Oak II and The Hammocks boards. ...more

April 1, 2009

A retired Sarasota pediatrician say this year's pollen readings eclipse the record-breakers of previous years. ...more

March 20, 2009

The driver of a tractor-trailer that flipped on Interstate 75 this morning has been extricated from the cab and airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, officials said. ...more

February 24, 2009

Avon Park senior James Bland became the first state wrestling champion in school history when he won the 160-pound weight class at the Class 1A state tournament in Lakeland on Saturday night. Bland outpointed Tronic Williams of South Fort Myers 14-5 to win the gold medal. Red Devil senior Jace Grimmett won his semifinal match on Saturday morning to reach the finals in the heavyweight class CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS AND MORE RESULTS ...more

February 21, 2009

The Live Oak Preserve Association has fired the company that manages its daily operations. ...more

February 4, 2009

A standing-room-only group of Live Oak Preserve residents chided its homeowners association board last Thursday for approving a bulk cable contract that will contribute to a $301,000 increase in its 2009 budget. ...more

December 24, 2008

NEW TAMPA - A standing-room-only group of Live Oak Preserve residents chided its homeowners association board Thursday for approving a bulk cable contract that will contribute to a $301,000 increase in its 2009 budget. ...more

December 19, 2008

It was an offer the Tarpon Springs City Commission could refuse. City commissioners were less than eager during their meeting Tuesday night to pay $5 million for an 8-acre parcel of land on the south bank of the Anclote River. ...more

November 21, 2008

Engle Homes is offering its 2009 New Home Collection, six new home designs from the $170,000's. ...more

October 19, 2008