Highlands County's first welcome signs were completed last week. The three dimensional 20 feet wide by 10 feet high signs incorporate elements of Highlands County including caladiums, golf, the cracker trail cowboy and race cars. ...more

December 29, 2009

Money magazine's Web site has named Hernando County as one of the top 25 counties in the nation for job growth during the last eight years. ...more

December 25, 2009

County commissioner calls magazine article 'absurd.' ...more

December 24, 2009

Calling it too cumbersome right now, county commissioners agreed to suspend efforts to craft a performance measurement program designed to monitor the efficiency of county departments. ...more

December 23, 2009

The only mosquitoes killed so far by an expensive airplane purchased by Hillsborough County for pest control in 2003 were the few that may have smashed into its windshield on training flights. ...more

December 22, 2009

In the next five years, the Florida Department of Transportation plans to pour $55 million into Highlands County. ...more

December 21, 2009

Yuletide's final, frantic retailing push is upon us, bearing down like a freight train. Got your shopping finished? Astonishing. Still have items on your list? Join the vast and cranky crowd. ...more

December 20, 2009

A furlough is a furlough, regardless of whether a county department derives revenue from property taxes or user fees. ...more

December 20, 2009

Nowadays, true life is stranger than almost anything anyone can think of, so I thought I'd add my own musings and mutterings on the pop culture scene. ...more

December 19, 2009

This year, said Clerk of Courts Bob Germaine, county employees paid 200 percent more for their health insurance. ...more

December 18, 2009