A local veterinarian says she hopes the City Council will consider her bid for animal control services even though she missed Friday's deadline. ...more

November 17, 2009

PENSACOLA (AP) — The University of West Florida was on lockdown as police searched for a homicide suspect believed to have fled there. ...more

October 7, 2009

A Sept. 2 news article on preferences for local firms for county contracts contained some problems, according to Assistant County Administrator Daniel R. Johnson. ...more

September 9, 2009

A former Army Corps of Engineers consultant on trial for bribery was working behind the scenes to improve a Hurricane Katrina levee project, not to profit from it, his defense attorney told jurors Monday. ...more

March 31, 2009

If the project had gone according to the game plan, Hernando High School would have its new locker room and field house by now. ...more

February 6, 2009

In an effort to provide work for the legal citizens of Highlands County and prevent our tax dollars from being sent to a foreign county by illegal aliens, I have proposed the following to the county commission: ...more

December 18, 2008

That piece of fruit or vegetable you're grabbing at the supermarket may be pretty and shiny, but don't let that fool you. Powerful poisons are sprayed on it and tons of other fruit. That poison usually dissipates to safe levels by the time it gets to your hands, but not so always for the hands that pick it in the fields. ...more

August 4, 2008

An Avon Park maintenance man formerly employed as a subcontractor with Maronda Homes was free Friday on $43,000 bail, after he was arrested on charges of defrauding another subcontractor out of $43,827.26 by diverting his checks, according to a sheriff's arrest report. ...more

July 14, 2008

AVON PARK -- An Avon Park maintenance man formerly employed as a subcontractor with Moronda Homes was free Friday on $43,000 bail, after he was arrested and accused of defrauding another subcontractor out of $43,827.26 by diverting his checks, according to a sheriff's arrest report. Charles Michael Detore, 60, also known as "Chuck" of 2420 State Road 17 S., Avon Park, was booked into the Highlands County Jail on Thursday, on charges of grand theft $20,000 or more but less than $100,000, fraud – swindle obtaining property $20,000 or more but less than $50,000, fraud – impersonation by misrepresenting himself to commit personal ID fraud, forgery of or altering a bank bill, note, check or draft and fraud by issuing a false bank bill, note, check or draft. ...more

July 11, 2008

A lawsuit accuses Verizon Communications and a subcontractor of violating federal overtime law by requiring some customer-service staff members to work more than 40 hours a week without extra pay. ...more

July 11, 2008