Albritton and Tuck are also seeking millions to replace the Hardee Sheriff’s crumbling administration building. In their most recent offers, the Senate is recommending $3.5 million from the state’s ...

Lake Cassidy has long been a go-to spot for locals. In 2018, the county received a half-acre parcel on the lake as settlement ...

Rocky creek is a blackwater stream that winds through “pristine hardwood forests,” but is also notorious for having a fast current and an abundance of fallen trees to circumvent, according to Eglin ...

Southwest Florida developers are looking to build more homes and commercial, too. Thousands of new houses are under ...

The lawsuit alleges the district has withheld information about available seats in concurrency letters, which are required ...

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85% contained Crooked Creek Lane Fire: 25 acres in Hardee County. 80% contained How do Florida brush fires get their names? "Wildfire names are generally based on the geographic location of the ...

Florida grandmother Tracey Nix has been sentenced ... drowned while in Nix’s care after the grandmother fell asleep. The Hardee County Sheriff’s Office said the little boy opened doors ...

Hardee County is in Florida’s Heartland, about an 80-mile drive southeast from Tampa.

HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. — Thousands of dollars worth of marijuana was discovered and seized after Florida law enforcement busted an illegal grow-house operation. Deputies from Hardee County and ...

Florida saw near-record turnout in the 2024 general election ... turnout between 2020 and 2024 with the exception of Hardee and DeSoto counties. At 62%, Hardee County had the worst turnout rate in the ...