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Utilities working to erase debt, ease rates
It arrives in the mail every month like clockwork with a bottom line that makes residents across the county uneasy.
The $150 million plant came in $22.5 million under budget and took just 10 months to build - several months ahead of schedule.
Wallace: Obama's attention overwhemls Fitzgerald
Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 8:10 p.m. After nearly three years in office, State Rep.
Call for Action: Cops Gone Bad
Major mistakes by an officer at the Arcadia Police Department may have lead to the dismissal of 13 drug cases in Desoto County.
Obama visits the solar harvesting "farms" in Desoto County
It wasna t easy for me to resist the temptation to gush happily in print over our Presidenta s visit A to DeSoto county last week.
Herbert: Obama paints picture of a brighter future, but who noticed?
President Barack Obama made an appearance in Florida last week that should have gotten more attention.
About 300 line Arcadiaa s streets to protest, support Obama
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Invoking America's construction of an Interstate highway system half a century ago, President Obama today called for creation of a "clean energy superhighway" in remarks at what Florida Power and Light Co.
Editorial: Solar power should be above politics
President Barack Obama's visit to DeSoto County today marks the opening this week of the nation's largest solar power plant.
Obama tours Arcadia solar power plant
President Barack Obama is in Arcadia to promote "smart" grid technologies during a visit to a solar energy Air Force One touched down at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport around 10:45 a.m. under tight security.A The president walked on the tarmac directly to Marine One and boarded the helicopter which took off for DeSoto County about 10 ...
Live Blog/Video/Photos/Chat: President Obama visits Arcadia
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Obama to visit DeSoto solar center tomorrow
Rural DeSoto County is mostly known for cattle and orange groves, but now power is putting it on the map.
President Coming to Southwest Florida
Arcadia, Fla -- Sources tell WINK News that President Obama is coming to Southwest Florida on Tuesday for the opening of the nation's largest solar plant in Desoto County.
Obama to visit Florida next week, but will he be here?
Will President Barak Obama stop in Arcadia next week? The president will visit Jacksonville on Monday morning and attend a fundraiser in Miami that night, but the White House isn't saying yet if he will be in Arcadia.
City has water for solar industry
If Charlotte County's endeavor to become a mecca for renewable energy technology manufacturing comes to fruition, the city could be charged with providing huge volumes of water.
Louise Eldridge, 100, celebrates a grand life
She once chased away two escaped convicts trying to take refuge in her yard by firing gunshots over their heads.
Brazill brought back to Palm Beach County for re-trial hearing
A now 23-year-old man who was convicted of killing of his seventh-grade Lake Worth Middle School teacher nine years ago is headed back to court.
Desoto County Deputies Calling Death "Suspicious"
Deputies are calling a Desoto County man's death a oesuspiciousa . Christopher Smith, 18, was found by his own mother lying in a pool of blood in his home off Terrell Avenue just outside Arcadia.
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office is investigating a man's suspicious death. According to Sheriff William Wise, a relative of Christopher Smith, 18, discovered his body around noon Thursday in a mobile home on Terrell Street and called 911.
County seeks to divert inmates due to overpopulation of jail
The county is considering two programs it hopes will reduce the jail population without jeopardizing public safety.
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