The Highlands County employee fired last Thursday for allegedly spilling diesel fuel at the county landfill has appealed his termination. ...more

November 17, 2009

Highlands County commissioners will have a full agenda to deal with on Tuesday, not the least of which is the election of a new chair and vice chair. ...more

November 16, 2009

The fight continues to put a training facility for first responders and soldiers in Venus. ...more

November 13, 2009

As they do every year before Thanksgiving, county commissioners Tuesday presented a resolution to local Muslims for distributing food baskets to the needy. ...more

November 11, 2009

Hillsborough County commissioners embraced consolidating all the county's public water systems last Wednesday, tentatively approving $400,000 to study whether a merger has merit. ...more

November 9, 2009

Everybody loves a hometown guy, especially when it comes to hometown politics. That's why you can't help but want to chuck Jack Mariano amiably on the chin - ya big lug, ya - whenever he goes all parochial on behalf of hyper-local issues. ...more

November 8, 2009

Charter government and impact fees are among the hot-button topics awaiting county commissioners when they meet Tuesday. ...more

November 8, 2009

The state attorney's office and the sheriff's department are conducting a joint investigation into the activities of the county's fleet department, a move prompted by an expose of alleged kickbacks published by Hernando Today. ...more

November 4, 2009

An audit of the Highlands County Road & Bridge Department found several problems, including a $4,300 invoice that was paid twice, work that should not have been performed, a lack of inventory controls and a lack of internal controls. ...more

November 4, 2009

The state attorney's office and the sheriff's department are conducting a joint investigation into the activities of Hernando County's fleet department, a move prompted by an expose of alleged kickbacks published by Hernando Today. ...more

November 3, 2009