Some people in Highlands County don't like hearing that to attract a top-level county administrator that the wages must be drastically higher than what's currently being paid. The truth, though, is that you get what you pay for. Highlands County and our cities have gotten off light on what they pay administrators. Elsewhere across the United States, these are well compensated positions and for good reason. City and county administrators must juggle so many constituents, and try to make the most people happy while looking out for the well being of whatever entity they serve. Sometimes making people happy and doing what's best are impossible to balance. ...more

January 16, 2008

A British man who was declared dead after disappearing at sea five years ago masterminded an elaborate life insurance fraud to pay off family debts and also lied to get a false passport, police said Saturday. ...more

December 9, 2007

A 22-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with the firebombing of several homes last month, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 2, 2007

A 22-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with the firebombing of several homes last month, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. John Anthony White of 3504 Springfield Drive was arrested Friday by sheriff's deputies. He faces three counts of first-degree arson, use of a fire bomb and burglary. ...more

December 1, 2007

Turkish helicopters swooped into Iraqi territory Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, firing on villages in renewed pressure to dislodge Turkish Kurd guerrillas from bases in northern Iraq used to stage cross-border raids. ...more

November 14, 2007

Low levels in the Peace River are threatening drinking water supplies for tens of thousands of people in Southwest Florida. ...more

November 11, 2007

I live in a town house community governed by a homeowners association. Some units are 10 years old and some are 4 years old and built by a different builder. It has come to the attention of the owners that the newer units are having a problem with the stucco separating from the wood substructure, probably because of moisture getting in there. ...more

November 3, 2007

Tens of thousands of people were ordered by police - some at gunpoint - to leave their homes on the slopes of one of Indonesia's deadliest volcanoes Friday after a series of underground tremors heightened fears of an imminent eruption. ...more

October 20, 2007

TAMPA - Susan Stanton, the former Largo city manager fired this year over a controversial transgender issue, will be a guest on "The Montel Williams Show" today. ...more

September 20, 2007

TAMPA - On a holiday celebrating the nation's workers, deputies arrested a Ruskin man, saying he bilked elderly people out of tens of thousands of dollars for home improvements that were never completed. ...more

September 4, 2007