This shouldn't surprise many Floridians, but the Sunshine State ranked 48th in the country in economic growth in 2008, according to new federal data. ...more

June 3, 2009

Hernando County Tourism Director Sue Rupe has unveiled an amended spending plan to present to county commissioners at an upcoming meeting. ...more

February 24, 2008

Tourism Director Sue Rupe has unveiled an amended spending allocation plan to present to county commissioners at an upcoming meeting. ...more

February 22, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County commissioners didn't pull the plug on adding four new top administrators at a cost of over $600,000 per year. But they did turn the process for choosing the new division directors upside down. Or, as Commissioner Don Bates put it, they flipped that process right side up. Bottom line: the commissioners will interview the top three candidates themselves and decide who to hire as directors of public safety and public works, the two highest-profile divisions. ...more

February 7, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County commissioners are not pleased with plans to hire three new top administrators at an extra cost of about $300,000 per year. At their meeting today, the five commissioners, three of whom must run for re-election this year, will consider hiring the first division director in the county's history. On Monday, at the county's annual "visioning session," Commissioners Don Bates, Guy Maxcy and Barbara Stewart said they were less than happy with the prospect of what Bates called "adding another layer of administration" to county government. The price tag to do that — adding three employees with the title of "division director" — will be between $190,000 at the low end, to $360,000 per year at the top end of the salary schedules. The county commission had created the new positions last year to increase efficiency. Three new people will be hired, while the fourth position has already gone to Rick Helms, who went from "assistant county administrator" to the new position of "assistant county administrator/director of the division of administrative services." ...more

February 5, 2008

A new public elementary school at a site that once was home to a Christian school and church probably will have about 500 students when it opens in August. ...more

January 30, 2008

Parents will hear different proposals this month for how the school district plans to deal with high and low enrollment in area middle schools. ...more

January 2, 2008

School district leaders are pushing forward with plans to open a new school in August to relieve crowding at some University Area schools. ...more

December 22, 2007

TEMPLE CREST - School district leaders are pushing forward plans to open a new school in August to relieve crowding at some University Area schools. The Hillsborough County School Board approved the hiring of an architect for Elementary M, which will be built where Temple Heights Christian School and Baptist Church once stood. ...more

December 19, 2007

Only two of three finalists chosen by the city commission are scheduled to interview for the city manager position. ...more

November 22, 2007