William "Charles" Wilson had already dropped out of school and was an 18-year-old ironworker when he was drafted and sent to Vietnam in 1967. The Army made him a demolition expert and sent him out to blow up bridges and enemy tunnels, but he never got a high school diploma. ...more

March 25, 2009

When the newly christened business and economic development standing committee sits down to meet Tuesday, member Jim Adkins won't be there. ...more

March 13, 2009

The Avon Park City Council voted after a public hearing Monday night to meet once a month. ...more

March 11, 2009

The city will look to experts at the University of Florida to help in the first step toward a blueprint for the city's future. ...more

February 4, 2009

A hesitant city council decided late Monday to put off a decision on handing over candidate filing duties to the county elections supervisor. ...more

January 7, 2009

There will soon be a new way to tune into local government. County commission meetings will be streamed live on the Web now that the commission has agreed to share the cost of new software, hardware and training to make it happen. ...more

August 20, 2008

The city council has been happy to oblige nonprofit groups who ask for a waiver of the fees to use city facilities such as the Jerome Brown Community Center. ...more

August 14, 2008

Why don't opponents to an elected county mayor with veto power want to fix an archaic governmental system? Why are they afraid to let the voters decide whether to change the structure of county government? ...more

August 1, 2008

The challenger in the race for Hernando County Supervisor of Elections is criticizing the incumbent for spending too much on postage to mail out sample ballots for this year's presidential primary. ...more

June 25, 2008

Annie Williams could have saved money. ...more

June 24, 2008