A story about Highlands County budgets for the past eight years contained an inaccuracy. The county commission budgeted $950,000. They actually spent $622,000 of that money. ...more

August 21, 2009

Somebody sent the county finance department a $31,907 cashier's check last Friday with instructions to use it to help fund the salary of the sole Little Rock Cannery employee. ...more

July 22, 2009

Reeling from criticism of his postelection, $2.3 million budget request, Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson rejected claims that his office kept county officials in the dark about his budget. ...more

December 23, 2008

Animals stuck in the county shelter need more than a cup of food. "County budgets don't cover most of the comfort items, but, in fact, we find that many of these are necessities in order for us to do our jobs," said Marti Ryan, community coordinator for Hillsborough County Animal Services. ...more

December 19, 2008

Animals stuck in the county shelter for weeks or months need more than a cup of food. Hillsborough County Animal Services has erected the Animal Angel Tree for people willing to play Santa to critters in need. ...more

December 16, 2008

A lawsuit that could have thrown the controversial county mayor issue back into the courtroom was rejected Thursday by Hillsborough County commissioners. ...more

December 11, 2008

When he ran for county commissioner, James Adkins loudly proclaimed his stance as a fiscal conservative. ...more

November 27, 2008

New county boss says budget demands it ...more

November 27, 2008

Chamber committee approves programs to save the lanscaping in medians along State Road 60. ...more

July 11, 2008

SEBRING –– Some Highlands County roads may sit a while longer before they're repaved, and other proposed projects may be pushed back due to an anticipated shortfall in sales tax revenues. The local one-cent sales tax that shoppers pay is used to build and maintain many of the roads, bridges and some other buildings throughout the county. For this fiscal year, County Budget Manager Tim Mechling said he expects only $7.8 million of the $9.1 million in sales tax revenue to come his way. The 15-percent anticipated drop in revenues mean that the county's infrastructure fund will have to do with less. . Though Mechling declined to mention specific projects that could be on the chopping block because the the county commissioners have not decided yet, Mechling said the county may delay several planned road resurfacing and some new construction. "It's something we're still working out," he said. ...more

July 6, 2008