SEBRING –– Public access could be restored to Lake Denton as soon as January, under a plan tentatively adopted by a special seven-member citizens committee. Highlands County commissioners may receive the proposal in December. It calls for restricting access through limited parking, weekend user's fees, and closing the county boat ramp at 4 p.m. daily. During summer weekends, dozens of vehicles carrying scuba divers, swimmers, sunbathers and a few boaters often overflowed the county's parking lot at the lake. Committee members are recommending that parking be limited to only eight spaces. Vehicles parked outside of the designated spaces could be ticketed or towed. ...more

November 16, 2007

The city is laying the groundwork to sue Bright House Networks, the latest attempt by area governments to keep public access, education and government channels at their existing spots on the television lineup. ...more

October 19, 2007

Attorneys for the Tampa Bay Community Network are appealing a federal judge's ruling upholding Hillsborough County's decision to cut the station's funding. ...more

October 18, 2007

TAMPA - Attorneys for the Tampa Bay Community Network are appealing a federal judge's ruling upholding Hillsborough County's decision to cut the station's funding. ...more

October 17, 2007

TAMPA - It's a crowded room at Hillsborough County's second floor county commission chambers. ...more

September 20, 2007

Bright House plans to move public TV channels into the upper end of its listings later next year, which means some viewers will have to pay for a digital cable box to continue watching meetings of the county commission, school board and city council, plus educational programs and citizen-produced shows. ...more

September 8, 2007