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

Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema took some jabs at the officials after his Badgers' 21-17 loss to Tennessee in Tuesday's Outback Bowl. In doing so, though, he made an error of his own. ...more

January 2, 2008

Bill Parcells reported to his new job and quickly put aside one theory about what ails the Miami Dolphins. ...more

December 28, 2007

When I was 11 years old, there wasn't a lot of reason to pine for a stack of presents piled under a Christmas tree. ...more

December 25, 2007

West Virginia officials might be interested in talking to Florida State offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher about becoming the Mountaineers' coach, but FSU President T.K. Wetherell says Fisher is not going anywhere. ...more

December 23, 2007

SEBRING – Businesses in Highlands County that want to add employees in 2008 might be able to tap into a fund that will offset some of the cost. The Highlands County Economic Development Trust Fund was established by the county commission in 2006 to support the economic development goals of the county and to mitigate the possible negative effect of impact fees, which were initiated in January of this year. The program is designed to support the expansion of existing industry as well as the recruitment of new industry to the county. To be eligible, companies must meet certain criteria that include meeting minimum average wage requirements for new as well as existing employees and creating a minimum number of new jobs. Companies meeting the guidelines may receive $500 per new job with a maximum program benefit of $50,000 for each company. ...more

December 23, 2007

West Virginia officials might be interested in talking to Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher about becoming the Mountaineers' next head coach, but FSU President T.K. Wetherell says Fisher is not going anywhere. ...more

December 22, 2007

I'm always leery when a potential employer seems too eager to hire me, kind of like how Groucho Marx felt about not wanting to belong to a club where they'd accept him as a member. But when the woman who interviewed me told me this job would be "just having fun" and didn't raise her eyebrows at my colorful resume, I accepted her offer. ...more

December 16, 2007

Donnie Mills started his career in the theme park industry 33 years ago in Tampa as a King High School teenager with a seasonal job at Busch Gardens. ...more

December 15, 2007