Because jail costs are coming in less than anticipated for the first two months of this fiscal year, the county's purchasing director said the jail budget should realize a $412,787 decrease, bringing the total budged amount down from $11.3 million to roughly $10.9 million. ...more

December 13, 2009

This year, Highlands County will improve its jail and build new streets. ...more

December 3, 2009

The County Department of Public Works Wednesday issued a partial "stop work" order to the contractor handling the Hernando Beach dredging operations until the deficiencies outlined by the state are corrected. ...more

November 20, 2009

Fleet manager Jack Stepongzi's admission of receiving kickbacks from a Texas parts supplier has triggered a wider investigation into the county's fleet department. ...more

October 31, 2009

Adkins says 'questionable' purchases could extend beyond Stepongzi. ...more

October 30, 2009

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the county's handling of abandoned asbestos water pipes during Phase II of the Sebring Parkway Project. ...more

October 29, 2009

For the second time in a year, county commissioners tabled plans to build a new $18.6 million judicial center, opting to wait until the economy improves. ...more

October 28, 2009

Initial work on the Hernando Beach dredge project could begin by mid-September, Assistant County Engineer Gregg Sutton said Thursday. ...more

September 4, 2009

Barring any delays or weather-related problems, the Hernando County beach dredge project could be finished by February 2010. ...more

July 18, 2009

Now that the county has received the go-ahead from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, it can proceed with a remedial plan to clean up the contaminated former department of public works compound at 201 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. ...more

June 26, 2009