SEBRING After a Labor Day break, Highlands County commissioners will have heavy lifting to do on three issues at their 9 a.m. today. ...more

September 8, 2009

The Hernando County Metropolitan Planning Organization will conduct three public transportation workshops to give people a chance to participate in updating the 2035 long-range transportation and transit plan. ...more

June 25, 2009

County Commissioner Al Higginbotham warned members of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce last week that a group of adamant Lithia residents could derail years of efforts to persuade the county to improve Lithia-Pinecrest Road. ...more

January 21, 2009

County Commissioner Al Higginbotham warned members of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce last week that a group of adamant Lithia residents could derail years of efforts to persuade the county to improve Lithia-Pinecrest Road. ...more

January 21, 2009

Every year, Orange-Co sends 15,000 trucks loaded with oranges across 12 to 15 miles of limerock roads on its own land before they get to SR 70 or SR 66 in Highlands County, or SR 74 in Glades County. ...more

October 25, 2008

With county officials pinching pennies in the post-Amendment No. 1 budget, the revenue from the Penny for Pasco sales tax will be a welcome sight. ...more

August 20, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County is still working on a plan for a north-south route from the Highlands Hammock State Park area to Thunderbird Road, Planner Don Hanna said Wednesday. "We don't have the model updated," Hanna said. "Tindale-Oliver is still working on it. It's supposed to be done in December." ...more

June 25, 2008

Residents of Seffner and Mango who are mapping out a long-term development plan for their community learned some details last week about how the county and state choose road projects, fund them and prioritize them. ...more

May 21, 2008

It's back. The on-again, off-again proposed superhighway around Brandon, Sun City Center, Apollo Beach and Riverview has been drawn on a long-range transportation planning map that could go to elected officials for inclusion in Hillsborough's Comprehensive Growth Management Plan. ...more

October 11, 2007