SEBRING – Just three months ago, Highlands County's gain of Mandy Hines as the new director of the housing department was Desoto County government's loss. This week, though, DeSoto County turned the tables on Highlands and hired Hines back. On Monday, Hines told her boss, Jim Polatty, director of development services, that she will be leaving to accept a job with DeSoto County. Hines, who has not yet submitted a letter of resignation, is leaving her job here to return home and accept a higher-level, higher-paying job, Polatty said. ...more

May 20, 2008

A business redevelopment plan anticipated for public review in May will be delayed at least 30 days as city departments crunch 2009 budgets. ...more

May 10, 2008

A city council majority opted to allow two 50-foot signs at a proposed 50th Street hotel to grab the attention of Interstate 4 motorists. ...more

May 7, 2008

There should be a flurry of activity on Nebraska Avenue at the former Central Park Village public housing site. ...more

February 23, 2008

City council members got their first good look Thursday at plans for a new Curtis Hixon Park, and they didn't like everything they saw. ...more

February 7, 2008

AVON PARK — The Avon Park City Council decided to form a seven-member committee to recommend a new police chief from the 61 applications the city received. In creating the committee, the council decided to fill the police chief's position before they found a new city manager, using the committee's recommendations to help interim City Manager Sarah Adelt pick out Frank Mercurio's successor. The city has not begun advertising for the city manager's position. ...more

January 16, 2008

After months of meetings, offers and counteroffers, city officials have failed to reach a deal to buy a mobile home park in the crime-ridden east end. ...more

January 15, 2008

The redevelopment of Central Park Village could be delayed by a year, officials said this week. ...more

January 9, 2008

If you want to improve your community, the city wants to hear from you. ...more

January 5, 2008

It's not easy for a city government to negotiate a real estate purchase. ...more

December 13, 2007