In the last five years, the county has made 43 Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) to engineering and consulting firms seeking to tackle a project in Hernando County. ...more

December 12, 2008

Q: Can a board of directors approve a special assessment simply to balance a budget? The members have been assessed what amounts to an additional fiscal quarter because the new board members have determined that there is a shortfall. Shouldn't a full membership vote be required for any assessments not deemed an emergency by the governor? BR, Naples ...more

October 5, 2008

As expected, Chris Kingsley on Wednesday was unanimously appointed chairman of the county commission for 2008. ...more

January 10, 2008

Named County Commission chairman for 2008. ...more

January 9, 2008

The father of a newborn baby boy surrendered by his mother to the Lake Wales Fire Department wants the child back, according to published reports. The father told authorities that he had not known the mother was turning over the child in accordance with Florida's safe haven for newborns law, The Ledger newspaper reported. ...more

November 17, 2007

LAKE WALES - A woman left a healthy newborn boy at the Lake Wales Fire Department's main station about 8:50 this morning, Fire Chief Jerry Brown said. ...more

November 15, 2007