SEBRING – Former longtime Highlands County administrator Carl Cool told Highlands Today that he will not run for a county commission seat. Cool said that after talking with many people, he believed that not enough public support was there for a successful race. He had planned to challenge incumbent Barbara Stewart for her seat. ...more

June 16, 2008

Tom Aderhold, candidate for the Hillsborough County Commission District 2 seat, will hold a town hall lunch in Keystone Park today. ...more

June 14, 2008

SEBRING — Carl Cool ended more than six months of speculation about whether he would run for the Highlands County Commission seat held by incumbent Republican Barbara Stewart. On Tuesday, Cool, the former chief executive officer of county government for 17 years, announced that he will run for county commissioner. Both Cool and Stewart live in the Avon Park county commission district. They will have their electoral contest decided on Aug. 26, when voters pick between them in the Republican primary election. The winner then would go against a Democrat and possibly independent candidates in the November general election. Cool said he relied on close friends and prayers to make his decision to run for political office for the first time in his life. ...more

June 10, 2008

At the Keystone Civic Association's general membership meeting last week, residents heard from two school board hopefuls. ...more

May 28, 2008

Hillsborough commissioners agreed two weeks ago that they needed a better relationship with the city of Tampa to collaborate on ways to save taxpayers' money. ...more

February 20, 2008

In addition to the critical national issues confronting us as citizens, and the state issues we are concerned about, there is one issue no one has even thought about yet, but which is about to occur. The Iraqi war and the national economy are the two most critical issues facing us today. Iraq, the economy and Afghanistan are still foremost in the minds of most Americans. ...more

February 20, 2008

The Safety Harbor City Commission has a new look. Monday night two newly elected commissioners took the oath of office during a City Hall ceremony that included cake for all who attended. ...more

February 9, 2008

County Commission Chairman Chris Kingsley picked up the gavel Tuesday for his first regular business meeting as chairman of the board. ...more

January 16, 2008

Let's get ready to rumble. Candidates for City Commission plan to discuss their platforms and debate issues on Tuesday night during a special city- and Chamber of Commerce-sponsored forum at City Hall. ...more

January 12, 2008

Fourteen months after taking over the District 4 county commission seat, Michael Cox is looking to the future, with goals for a multipurpose sports complex, mandatory recycling and acquisition of private utilities. ...more

January 1, 2008