Friday is the deadline to register for a workshop next week on legal issues for employers arising from the swine flu pandemic. ...more

October 27, 2009

'Empty Chair' Charlie Misses Work Often In 2006, Charlie Crist ran for governor on a populist platform, pledging to be the "People's Governor," offering glimpses off a bright future for Florida on the horizon. ...more

April 2, 2009

Some transitions are more difficult than others, and one of the most difficult is for young people making the move from middle school to high school. That's why the Highlands County School District's Freshman Foundation is such a good idea. We believe that ultimately it will succeed in helping students be more successful. ...more

February 4, 2009

Utilities worker Jason Booker on Monday was suspended without pay for five days for repeated absenteeism and his inability to substantiate a doctor's note, Human Resources Director Cheryl Marsden said. ...more

January 6, 2009

Utilities worker Jason Booker on Monday was suspended without pay for five days for repeated absenteeism. ...more

January 5, 2009

Those seeking a part-time teaching position need not apply at this time to the School Board of Highlands County, which has a hiring freeze on substitute teachers. ...more

December 21, 2008

and throughout the nation - will participate in a unique mentoring effort. ...more

October 21, 2008

City staff will go to a four-day workweek in the next fiscal year. ...more

September 4, 2008

On Wednesday City Council decided the trend within the public and private sectors toward a four-day work week was worth a try for the city's coming fiscal year. ...more

September 3, 2008

SEBRING — Ross Lewis will graduate in a few weeks, then he is headed off to Tuskegee University in Alabama to study political science, and someday become a lawyer. He's not sure where he would be without the Boys and Girls Club, though. A statewide study recently found that young people who attend Boys and Girls Clubs show higher graduation rates, greater achievement on Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, lower rates of absenteeism and lower rates of criminal offenses. Ross, who has spent his afternoons at the Boys and Girls Club in Sebring for as long as he can remember, said he thinks the study is right on the money. ...more

May 21, 2008