Facing state revenue cuts, the Avon Park City Council will meet for a budget workshop Saturday morning to consider ways to reduce spending and increase revenue. ...more

February 5, 2009

State Farm has been charging some of the highest rates in Florida, but they would have us believe they are presently losing $20 million each month? How can they possibly be losing $20 million each month? From homeowner claims? No hurricanes! No earthquakes! No tsunamis! No Florida communities destroyed by raging wildfires! ...more

February 2, 2009

Some workers at a Michigan pancake restaurant found a sweet way to help out their boss and the workplace they love. ...more

January 27, 2009

Bob Germaine, who was sworn in Tuesday as the new Highlands County Clerk of Courts, announced a reorganization and other measures to cut operating costs. ...more

January 9, 2009

The Rays might have been able to string negotiations out another couple of weeks and still ended up signing Pat Burrell, perhaps saving a million dollars or two along the way. Even in a buyers' market, though, they didn't think it was worth the risk. ...more

January 6, 2009

Louie and David Holt will talk to the Zephyrhills Historical Society about the Cummer and Sons sawmill. ...more

January 5, 2009

By mid-December, Hillsborough County school leaders will have to cut from the budget $26 million that they already expected to lose. ...more

November 26, 2008

It's a $150 billion gamble. That's the size of the newly enlarged financial lifeline the U.S. government threw tottering insurance giant American International Group on Monday, expanding an aid package that's gradually grown since it began as an $85 billion loan in September. ...more

November 11, 2008

Bob Germaine has fulfilled his goal in life: rising to the top. "I started working here when I was 21 years old," said Germaine, 57, who is currently one of two top directors under incumbent Clerk of Courts Luke Brooker. ...more

November 5, 2008

The developer of a mixed-use development on Wiscon Road is asking for more time to pay impact fees to the city. ...more

November 2, 2008