The county's embattled former fleet department manager, Jack Stepongzi, received a scathing job performance review on his last evaluation in June and was warned of termination if he didn't improve. ...more

November 4, 2009

The Florida Secretary for the Department of Children & Families, George Sheldon,paid a visit to the Children's Advocacy Center in Sebring last Tuesday. ...more

June 11, 2009

A new audit shows that sales of the Florida Lottery are going flat. ...more

March 12, 2009

"The Women," by T.C. Boyle (Viking Penguin, $28) ...more

February 15, 2009

Don't be shy about haggling over what you pay your real estate agent. ...more

August 5, 2008

The July 31 issue of this newspaper had the headline "Higher School Tax Rate Proposed." I would prefer to see a headline that reads "Lower Rate of Spending Proposed." Of course, we will most likely not ever see that. However, I would propose that the school board and the commissions of the county and various municipalities publish an income and expense statement in the two local newspapers. By publishing these two statements we the taxpayers would be able to see just where the income is derived and where it is spent On the income side it should indicate exactly where the source is, for example; real estate tax, fuel tax and sales tax etc. and on the expense side exactly where our tax dollars are going, for example; payrolls, new vehicles, travel and entertainment, police and fire, consultants and donations etc. ...more

August 4, 2008

TAMPA - Chicago-based Aon Corp., a leading insurance broker, has agreed to reimburse Florida policyholders $2.6 million under a settlement with state regulators. ...more

May 23, 2008

Online search engine operator Yahoo said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit declined a bit more than 23 percent as higher operating expenses overshadowed an increase in revenue. ...more

January 30, 2008

SEBRING — Having two incompatible computer systems was ultimately why the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 Tuesday night to drop the services of Charles L. Bryan, tax collector for Highlands County, in 2008-2009. Up until the end of fiscal 2006 the district had been collecting its own assessments. Letting the tax collector collect the district's assessments turned out to not be such a good idea, to hear General Manager Al Grieshaber tell it. "The intent was good when they entered into the agreement," Grieshaber said, explaining he came aboard on Jan 11 and the board passed its first resolution to do so on Jan. 12. ...more

January 14, 2008

The Sunshine Law: All official action by boards or commissions shall be open to the public. ...more

November 25, 2007