The following people were booked Wednesday, Aug. 12 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

August 14, 2009

A 65-year-old man was arrested Thursday on charges that he performed oral sex on a 5-year-old boy. ...more

January 22, 2009

Just days after Col. David Parrish passed one of the biggest tests of his career, he announced his retirement. ...more

September 16, 2008

Col. David Parrish, who oversees Hillsborough County's jails, has stepped down, sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway has confirmed. ...more

September 15, 2008

The findings of the independent panel that scrutinized every aspect of Hillsborough's jails are reassuring. ...more

September 12, 2008

After Orient Road Jail inmate Brian Sterner was dumped from his wheelchair by a detention deputy, jail video of it spread like a disease on the Internet and airwaves. ...more

September 11, 2008

An independent review commission on jails will present its final report today to Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee. ...more

September 10, 2008

Within weeks, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will train detention cadets and deputies on how to lift, search and otherwise handle disabled inmates. ...more

August 16, 2008

Within weeks, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will implement training for detention cadets and deputies on how to lift, search and otherwise handle disabled inmates to prevent situations such as one with a quadriplegic man in January that triggered national criticism. ...more

August 15, 2008

PLANT CITY In The Field has been selected 2008 Agri-Business of the Year. Karen Berry, a lifelong resident, started the monthly agriculture magazine in November 2004 to give a voice to the farming community. ...more

June 30, 2008