City commissioners found themselves between a rock and a hard place Tuesday night when considering revisions to the impact fees builders pay on new construction. ...more

October 11, 2008

Florida AVERA-CLARKE HOUSE B&B, MONTICELLO Located in one of ABC-TV's Most Haunted Small Towns, this B&B is a popular stop on the local walking tour. You just might see ghostly vestiges of the Honorable Judge Thomas Clarke, a local banker, appear in unusual ways. www.bedand breakfast.com/florida -monticello-averaclarkehouse bedbreakfast.html ...more

September 28, 2008

ST. AUGUSTINE (AP) - First came the health problems. Then, unable to work, Ada Noda watched the bills pile up. And then, suffocating in debt, the 80-year-old did something she never thought she'd be forced to do. ...more

August 31, 2008

Storm headed back our way ...more

August 22, 2008

The saga of Tropical Storm Fay continues. As expected, Fay eased out over the Atlantic Ocean over Wednesday night to refuel and made a third landfall on the east coast in the area of Jacksonville and St. Augustine. At a speed of about 2 mph, the storm is expected to be near the Gulf of Mexico by early Saturday. ...more

August 22, 2008

On Aug. 18, the new school year opens not only for all public schools in Highlands County, but also for the students attending the first Catholic school in the county. ...more

August 15, 2008

Roni Fiolek always knew her daughter, Ashley, would be special. At age 7, Ashley became intrigued with motorbikes and practiced religiously. By the time she was 13, she was one of the top female amateur motocross riders in the country. ...more

July 29, 2008

The sheriff is not only Highlands County's chief law enforcement officer but, by county ordinance, the chief detention officer as well. One-quarter of the sheriff's budget is devoted to housing prisoners. ...more

July 15, 2008

A Hernando County woman who authorities suspect was kidnapped at gunpoint by her husband Tuesday was found in a St. John's County hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. ...more

July 2, 2008

Hernando County Briefs ...more

July 1, 2008