SEBRING Bob Germaine wants to bring the services offered through the Highlands County Clerk of Courts to the people, as opposed to the other way around. ...more

October 18, 2008

The opponents in the races for sheriff and clerk of courts did the most sparring Monday morning as all eight candidates running for the four countywide offices on the Nov. 4 ballot spoke at the Highlands County Homeowners Association. ...more

October 14, 2008

All eight candidates running for countywide office in the Nov. 4 general election are scheduled to speak at the Highlands County Homeowners Association meeting today. ...more

October 13, 2008

Bob Germaine, 57, said if he's elected, he won't be a one-term clerk. He's been working in the office for 36 years and is Luke Brooker's chief deputy on the criminal courts side. ...more

October 12, 2008

Editor's note: This is the first of Highlands Today's endorsements for the upcoming election. The Highlands Today Editorial Board interviews candidates and then each board member votes for his or her choice. The candidate with the most votes is endorsed. ...more

October 8, 2008

Last Monday I attended a meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association. As usual, Jack Richie and his fellow officers put together an informative and entertaining two hours. Invited to speak were Jeff Carlson, Ron Grimming, Guy Maxcy and Zane Thomas, all candidates for various elected positions in the county. ...more

September 14, 2008

Germaine Gibbs put her best smile forward, held up a tray of makeup and posed for the camera. ...more

August 14, 2008

Germaine Gibbs faced the challenge: Walk forward. Walk backward. Never stop smiling. And point to the wall, pretending it's a Winnebago being given away on "The Price is Right." ...more

August 13, 2008

The Highlands County Homeowners Association will break from tradition at its monthly meeting Monday morning by having not one but three guest speakers. ...more

July 13, 2008

SEBRING — Court fees, traffic fines and an assortment of other charges are going up as a result of the passage of Senate Bill 1790, and clerk of courts officials are scrambling to get the changes recorded before July 1, when these increases kick in. The bill was approved by Gov. Charlie Crist on June 10. The Highlands County Clerk of Court's staff is going through the 73-page senate bill making all the mandatory changes it contains to its fee schedules, said Bob Germaine, senior director of court services. ...more

June 18, 2008