Renders fired employee's grievance moot. ...more

October 8, 2008

Another mid-management position has fallen under the county's department streamlining ax. ...more

October 8, 2008

Call it a sign of the economy. At a job fair for the new Shops at Wiregrass mall Friday, hundreds of unemployed and underemployed people - including nurses, mortgage brokers and real estate agents - showed up to apply for retail jobs, which historically pay low wages. ...more

September 27, 2008

Includes mandatory weekly meetings ...more

September 4, 2008

When Department of Public Works Director Charles Mixson returns from his disciplinary suspension next week, he will have to pencil in a new appointment on his calendar: A meeting with his boss, County Administrator David Hamilton. ...more

September 4, 2008

SEBRING – Contract negotiations Friday morning with Michael Wright virtually guaranteed that he will begin work on Monday, June 2, as Highlands County's new chief executive officer. Wright agreed to the major points of the contract offered to him by the county commissioners: a $150,000 per year salary and a $600 per month car allowance. ...more

May 9, 2008