Just a month or so ago, the stock market plunged because investors did not like Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner's outline of a plan for removing toxic assets from bank balance sheets. This week, Mr. Geithner announced the details and - what do you know? - the market shot up. Obviously, the market's mood swings are not the best indicator of Mr. Geithner's merits or of his plan's. But what's new as of Monday is that we have a fuller basis for evaluating his program. And the best judgment is: It's worth a try, but hardly guaranteed to succeed. ...more

March 25, 2009

As expected, the Hernando School Board has hired an attorney to go after what the district claims is nearly $1 million in back taxes owed by the owners of Brooksville and Spring Hill Regional hospitals. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Highlands County commissioners agreed Tuesday to discuss using the federal E-Verify system to check the legal employment status of county employees and people working for companies with a county contract. ...more

October 20, 2008

After a yearlong halt due to budget restrictions, Highlands County got back into resurfacing local roads Thursday morning. ...more

October 17, 2008

Russell expects flood of responses. ...more

September 30, 2008

The Grant Tolbert era officially ended Friday with the retirement of the Hernando County building director. ...more

September 18, 2008

Department reorganization continues. ...more

September 16, 2008

Denise Lyn's legal career has given her exposure to civil law in a variety of arenas. ...more

August 15, 2008