It's another sign of our depressed economy: 141 individuals, couples and businesses in Highlands County filed for bankruptcy in 2008, up 40 percent from 2007. ...more

March 12, 2009

Money used to be like religion or sex: It wasn't talked about in polite company. ...more

November 9, 2008

Officials of the Highlands County Library System went to the county commission Tuesday to get approval to hire a bill collection agency to go after unpaid fees and fines. ...more

August 6, 2008

Highlands County commissioners gave the county library system the go-ahead to sic a debt collector on people who don't pay their fines and fees. ...more

August 5, 2008

The U.S. Trustee has launched an inquiry into Countrywide Financial Corp.'s claims against two South Florida borrowers seeking bankruptcy protection to determine whether actions of the nation's largest mortgage lender "threatened an abuse of the bankruptcy system." ...more

November 29, 2007