Ray Gadd, the interim director of Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, says it's time for the $32 million-dollar-a-year charity to move beyond the forced resignation and suicide of its former director. ...more

November 4, 2009

The Sebring Chamber of Commerce board planned to meet Tuesday afternoon to sort through the 32 to 34 applications received for interim president. ...more

June 24, 2009

The issue: Buying alcoholic beverages and having county employees sell them at special community events. ...more

March 29, 2009

Should another vendor express interest in bidding for the rights to open a concession stand at Pine Island Beach, then the county has no choice but to open it up to one and all. ...more

March 22, 2009

People who live in and around the city could be in on the cutting edge of a major breakthrough in finding a cure a to a disease that affects many families. ...more

March 18, 2009

The issue: Construction of a new $50 million judicial center. Our opinion: With the economy in the dumps and more space available in the courthouse, county commissioners were wise to shelve plans for the project. ...more

March 13, 2009

As he vowed, County Commissioner Jim Adkins on Tuesday asked his colleagues to reconsider their recent vote to charge citizens for information requested of government officials. ...more

March 12, 2009

County workers voted by a 3-1 margin Wednesday night to join Teamsters Local 79. "It's been a long time coming," said Jim "J.D." Worley, a seven-year employee who works at the county's landfill. "We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with the union." ...more

March 6, 2009

Realizing there are millions of communities nationwide firing off capital improvement wish lists to Washington, D.C., in hopes of getting President Barack Obama's stimulus money, county commissioners have decided to find out which of their projects would create the most jobs. ...more

February 14, 2009

Human Resources Director Cheryl Marsden admitted offering an early leave incentive plan to employees could cost the county some valued workers. ...more

February 12, 2009