On both the county commission and school board, three seats are up for re-election in Pinellas County and two will be filled by newcomers because the incumbents aren't running. ...more

October 19, 2008

There will be at least two new voices on the Pinellas County Commission soon because the incumbents won't be on the ballot. Karen Seel in District 5 is the only county commissioner up for election. Chairman Bob Stewart in District 3 and Commissioner Ronnie Duncan in District 1 are not. ...more

October 14, 2008

Ask Jeri Canale for a list of accomplishments, and she'll provide a list: During her term in office, the county commissioners built the Children's Advocacy Center, the Lake Placid Library, the Highlands County administration complex, the new county jail, the new sheriff's office, phase one of Sebring Parkway, the DeSoto City Fire Department and the EMS Operations Building. ...more

October 12, 2008

Highlands County Commissioner Barbara Stewart and Sheriff Susan Benton are in the middle of a controversy that has everyone talking. Depending on whom you support, trying to figure out who is to blame is next to impossible. For people who don't have a point of view either way for either woman, both of these high-ranking public officials deserve blame for this even becoming a issue. ...more

September 26, 2008

A fund for emergency assistance to University Area residents has run out of money and will not help new clients until Oct. 1. ...more

September 24, 2008

The roughly $9 million a year it may cost to staff the Pasco County jail addition once it is fully open caught the attention of the County Commission this morning. ...more

September 23, 2008

Unintended Consequences To all who read Sherry and Walt Searle's letter about Hernando County. ...more

September 20, 2008

A fund for emergency assistance to University Area residents has run out of money and will not help new clients until Oct. 1. ...more

September 19, 2008

Highlands County government spending for the next fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1, will be set tonight, and last-minute budget cuts - possibly up to $1.3 million and maybe more - are virtually certain. ...more

September 16, 2008

The old Gobblers have won many battles, but they may have lost the war to create a public library in the former Turkey Creek High. ...more

September 10, 2008