In the end, a reprieve wasn't enough to save Zeus, the German shepherd from Nokomis who bit a Verizon worker last year and was condemned to death. ...more

May 29, 2008

Plans by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office to continue reaching out to boaters about the do's and don'ts of an enjoyable but potentially dangerous recreational activity couldn't have come at a more appropriate time. ...more

May 25, 2008

The news that he had received a prestigious academic and athletic honor came at just the right time for Okeefe Simmons. ...more

May 3, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board, which usually waits until summer before delving into number crunching, is already starting to talk about its 2008-09 budget and pondering plans to buy new buses and land for a high school as well as move ahead on construction projects. ...more

February 14, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County is likely to snag nearly one-third of the $10.5 million that Gov. Charlie Crist convinced the Legislature to award in local-government grants for innovative recycling projects this fiscal year. One hundred and forty cities and counties applied for these grants, officially called the "Fiscal Year 2008-09 Innovative Recycling/Waste Reduction Grants." After reviewing all 140 applications, the state Department of Environmental Protection picked the top 33 projects based on merit. The Legislature has appropriated $10.56 million for this grant program for fiscal 2008-09, a reduction from the $12.4 million allocated for this program the year before. ...more

February 2, 2008

It's hard to pinpoint exactly when Saint Leo's baseball program changed dramatically, but the differences could be seen and heard throughout offseason conditioning. ...more

February 1, 2008

The smoke column from a burning house could be seen from the parking lot of the Brooksville Fire Department. ...more

February 1, 2008

The smoke column from a burning house could be seen from the parking lot of the Brooksville Fire Department. But the fire engines in the bay stood silent. ...more

January 31, 2008

As the Legislature cut $1 billion from Florida's budget last year, one lawmaker wanted the state to sell one of its three planes to save $200,000 annually. ...more

January 7, 2008

This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run of the stories we covered that had a major impact on the local sports scene. The ranking was determined by the sports department: Sports editor Brian Gjurgevich, senior sports writer Mark Pinson and sports reporter Chris Hoffman. ...more

January 1, 2008