FAC News Clips

COUNTY  WTSP  Hillsborough County approves major water, wastewater impact fee hikes with slower rollout   Hillsborough County commissioners unanimously approved steep water and wastewater impact fee increases on new development, but agreed to [...]

COUNTY  WTXL  Wakulla County citizens express concerns overdevelopment  Two-state laws discussed at the meeting have propelled Wakulla County citizens’ ongoing concerns about overdevelopment in the county    WTXL  Leon County [...]

COUNTY  Naples Daily News  Proposal to privatize Collier County's tourism bureau inches forward  A proposal to privatize tourism marketing efforts in Collier County has inched forward.    PROPERTY TAXES   Florida Politics  Daniel Perez [...]

COUNTY  TC Palm  Florida history: Origins of county names, from Alachua to Washington  Did you know Palm Beach County was carved out of Dade County in 1909?    First Coast [...]

COUNTY  Tallahassee Democrat  Leon hires consultant to explore setting up county fire department  County government is moving ahead at looking into the creation of their own fire station after voting unanimously to [...]

COUNTIES  Action News Jax  James Bennett, JAXPORT COO, Baker County commissioner dies in I-10 crash   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — James Bennett, a Baker County commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of JAXPORT, [...]

COUNTY  Tallahassee Democrat  Florida farmers struggle as severe drought grips the state  In a year with no hurricanes, most Floridians have been thankful to not have to board up windows, evacuate to higher ground [...]

COUNTY  Florida Newswire  Comcast Expands Ultra-Fast, Reliable Internet to More Than 2,600 Homes and Businesses in Okeechobee County  OKEECHOBEE, Fla., Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A powerful new Internet network is now online in parts [...]

COUNTY  News 4 Jax  St. Johns County commissioners approve plan for developers to pay for land conservation to modify impact fees  City leaders voted unanimously on the measure Tuesday    [...]

COUNTY  TC Palm  Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties all have at-large races  Imagine it is Election Day on the Treasure Coast. Thousands are going to the polls across [...]