Sheriff Susan Benton gave a report on what the Highlands County Sheriff's Office has accomplished in the past and asked for ways to prepare for the future at Friday's annual strategic plan meeting. ...more

February 21, 2009

Two Tarpon Springs police officers have been placed on administrative leave with pay for separate incidents, including one being investigated for possible improper contact with a high school student, Tarpon Springs police say. ...more

November 12, 2008

Dr. Michael Mattia of Tarpon Springs says people may not be happy with Republicans but at least their not "socialist" Democrats. ...more

July 7, 2008

America's cities and towns will fill with parades, fireworks, and barbecues in celebration of the Fourth of July, the 232nd birthday of America. But one hopes that the speeches will contain fewer bromides and more attention to exactly what is being celebrated. The Fourth of July is Independence Day, but America's leaders and intellectuals have been trying to move us further and further away from the meaning of Independence Day, away from the philosophy that created this country. ...more

July 4, 2008