Principal Kim Pietsch is excited to be back at Chiles Elementary, where she was an assistant principal from 2001 to 2005. ...more

August 13, 2008

RE:" ISO Rating More Than Meets The Eye, Fire Boss Says," in the July 25 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

July 29, 2008

Alonso, Hillsborough, Newsome, Riverview, Plant, Bloomingdale, Sickles, Tampa Bay Technical, Freedom and Gaither. Only three high schools got A grades in 2007. Of all Hillsborough schools, 143 got A's or B's in the report, up from 137 last year. Here are excerpts from user posts. ...more

July 16, 2008

Highlands County public schools continue to fall within a wide range, A to D, on the state school report card. ...more

July 9, 2008

SEBRING - Highlands County public schools continue to fall within a wide range, A to D, on the state school report card. Among the district's 15 schools, three had a lower grade, but three improved upon last year's grade, according to the accountability grades released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Education. On the bright side, three schools maintained an A grade – Lake Country and Lake Placid elementary schools and Sebring Middle School. ...more

July 8, 2008

On behalf of the Sun 'n Lake Property Owners Association, I would like to express our appreciation to all of the Highlands County Commissioners who have unanimously supported our quest to obtain more accountability and resident control of our governing system here in Sun 'n Lake. This show of support, given at the June 10 board meeting, was a most welcome event. ...more

June 18, 2008

In his folksy, commonsensical way, Ronald Reagan provided pretty solid guidance on how to decide for whom to cast your presidential vote. ...more

June 12, 2008

Hillsborough Tax Collector Doug Belden and his staff deserve commendation for winning a statewide award for exceptional efficiency, productivity and customer service. ...more

May 5, 2008

Jennifer Canevari, 37, Lake Placid Height: 5-foot-9 ...more

May 2, 2008

Scott Kazmir threw his first official bullpen session of the spring Friday and said he felt like he was picking up where he left off in September. ...more

February 16, 2008