Howey in the Hills News

A split County Commission gave the town of Howey-in-the-Hills permission this week to tap impact fees to design a road-widening project that has divided the small community.

With state Republican leaders gathering for a closed-door meeting this week - " that could include a few calls for Chairman Jim Greer's ouster -- a maverick county chairman weighed in Tuesday with a list of what he called GOP problems, and potential solutions.

Counting all of Lake County's votes took little more than an hour Tuesday night after the polls closed at 7 p.m. because of low voter turnout.

Counting all of Lake County's votes took little more than an hour Tuesday night after the polls closed at 7 p.m. because of low voter turnout.

C.T. Hsu + Associates Inc. landed a contract last month to design a new 5,000-square-foot Yalaha Community Center in Lake County.

Parents in Lake County may be thinking twice before sending their kids to school today.

Nearly half the students at a small Lake County school stayed home on Wednesday amid swine flu concerns.

The North Lake Hospital District meetings rose to a greater level of scrutiny Thursday as more than 300 people turned out to argue for and against a tax that helps pay medical care for uninsured residents.

Thank you for the recent series on bicycling on Lake County roads. This is a substantial learning process for local residents.

Little was settled in Wednesday's opening round of the 17th annual Nolan Henke/Patty Berg Junior Masters, where Jake Sherwin and Miko Dougherty of Cape Coral and Jaime Veloz of Englewood grabbed leads of only one shot in the event's three divisions.

Douglas Ethridge was promised a refund in March for a $100 raffle ticket he purchased last year for a chance to win a Lake County "dream home" that featured solid cherry counters and teak flooring, among other handcrafted details.

Want to learn to drive and save $645? Lake County school officials are offering scholarships to teens who want to take their new Behind the Wheel Driving course.

We asked you: Has the Casey Anthony case inspired the worst in the media and community? YES: 82% NO: 18% Worst in the Anthonys The Anthony case has inspired the worst in the Anthony family as well.

The Lake County School Board, in partnership with the Lake County Commission, is offering scholarships for Behind-the-Wheel Driving classes to eligible Lake County high-school students for the summer and fall.

Editorial excerpts by Publisher George Dupee were as follows: "The East Central Florida Regional Planning Council has great plans for the orderly development of Central Florida.

Family: I have a librarian husband, a daughter who lives in Dunedin, another daughter who lives in Lake Mills, Wis.

United States Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Roma/Miguel Aleman International Bridge, Roma, Texas, Sunday seized close to 27 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of close to $847,000. Officers working at the Roma/Miguel Aleman International Bridge came in contact with a male northbound traveler.

Customs officers arrested a Mexican national who was allegedly caught with about $847,000 worth of cocaine on Sunday.

Few local high schools still offer driver's education. The district and county teamed up in March to start a Behind-the-Wheel course for teens.

Electric bills will continue to rise for Progress Energy customers. Rising fuel prices, potential cap and trade legislation to curb carbon emissions and the construction of new power plants will all contribute to hikes in electric rates.