SEBRING – Impact fees are likely to rise by 5 percent effective New Year's Day. But the people paying the impact fees on new homes and new commercial buildings might get a break on how they pay these fees, imposed to guarantee population growth won't outstrip dollars for infrastructure. It's possible that a committee may recommend, and the Highlands County commissioners would adopt, an installment payment plan so that impact fee payments could be stretched out over several years. On June 23, the Impact Fees Advisory Committee will vote to recommend to county commissioners changes in impact fees for 2009. ...more

June 5, 2008

During the unprecedented 2004 hurricane season, Capt. Joe Eckstein wasn't always happy with the response times from Tallahassee. ...more

May 20, 2008

Incorporating emergency management cuts response times, eliminates redundancies ...more

May 19, 2008

NICKERSON CITES RISING DEPARTMENT COSTS ...more

May 19, 2008

The developer of a proposed RV beach resort in Hernando Beach has withdrawn his request. ...more

May 13, 2008

Planning and zoning commissioners at their Monday meeting will consider a request from a developer to build 500 homes just south of State Road 50, between Interstate 75 and Lockhart Road. ...more

May 11, 2008

SEBRING — It was a somber atmosphere Friday at the Highlands County Government Center boardroom when close to 200 people gathered to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. "It's not how they died that made them heroes, but how they lived," quoted on the memorial program from America's Most Wanted. ...more

May 10, 2008

SEBRING — On average, every two days somewhere in the United States a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty. There will be a Salute to Peace Officers memorial held at 9 a.m., Friday, May 9, in the board room of the Highlands County Government Center. ...more

May 8, 2008

SPRING HILL FIRE ALSO ON COMMISSIONERS' AGENDA TOMORROW ...more

May 4, 2008

When a contractor requests a change order for a project, it usually means the county has to break open its checkbook. ...more

April 15, 2008