AVON PARK — Construction for the targeting systems to be used for the Avon Park Air Force Range's live bombing operations has been pushed back somewhat, but the operations are still slated to begin February 2009, a Navy spokesman said. U.S. Fleet Forces Command spokesman Jim Brantley from Norfolk, Va. said that infrastructure should be built sometime during the summer, though he couldn't be more specific. In January, he anticipated that these installations would have been completed either in April or this month. Negotiations on the contracts for this work took longer than originally planned. ...more

May 27, 2008

A state lawmaker is asking Florida environmental officials to explain a series of delays in cleaning up groundwater pollution that was first identified more than 13 years ago at a west St. Petersburg plant. ...more

May 20, 2008

AVON PARK — A spokesman for the Navy said Thursday that the timeline has been pushed back yet again for live bombing operations to begin at the Avon Park Air Force Range. Jim Brantley, a media relations officer with the Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., said the Navy now expects to begin using live bombs at the range by January or February 2009. He said it was pushed back because the funds –– a "small amount" of $1.5 million –– were not previously available, even though they are now. The Navy planned to negotiate construction contracts with the Air Force and a contracting agent, which would be awarded by March. Site development is slated for April or May with the construction of roadways and electronic devices used to score how well the bombers are doing. The last of the instrumentation should be installed sometime during the fall. ...more

January 25, 2008

AVON PARK — Officials with the Avon Park Executive Airport are in the early stages of planning a new terminal building. They recently found a contractor, Orangewood Builders, to build the building. Currently, the city also has grants lined up for the construction. ...more

December 27, 2007

Oliver Thomas Bernsdorff exceeded expectations as an adult education teacher for Pinellas County, according to his performance reviews. ...more

December 18, 2007

Tuesday night for several hours, city officials tried to clarify misinformation and how setbacks occurred in the process to obtain permits for the city's decade-old dredging project. ...more

September 27, 2007

Highlands County is among 14 districts opting not to participate in the new state teacher merit pay plan. ...more

September 20, 2007

Since Absolute Hockey Enterprises announced on Aug. 7 its intention to purchase the Lightning from Palace Sports and Entertainment owner Bill Davidson, very little information about the sale process has been made public. ...more

September 17, 2007

TAMPA - Tampa has contracted with URS Corp. to study ways to improve stormwater drainage in north Tampa. ...more

September 10, 2007