SEBRING — Highlands County commissioners didn't pull the plug on adding four new top administrators at a cost of over $600,000 per year. But they did turn the process for choosing the new division directors upside down. Or, as Commissioner Don Bates put it, they flipped that process right side up. Bottom line: the commissioners will interview the top three candidates themselves and decide who to hire as directors of public safety and public works, the two highest-profile divisions. ...more

February 7, 2008

It is amazing to think that one individual could cause so much trouble for individuals trying to provide a much needed service to the community. How could a facility exist for over 15 years without complaints and then have the noise become intolerable after one individual moves into the area? The complainant was told, at the time he visited the rental property, that a kennel was located nearby. Common sense would have told anyone that there would be barking. If the barking is as bad as the complainant now claims, wouldn't he have heard it while visiting the property? Did the dogs begin to bark just because he moved in? Of course not. ...more

February 6, 2008

Robert Crews III has an interesting deal for Highlands County. The president and CEO of Crews Groves Inc. wants to trade an acre of beach frontage land on Lake Denton for the county-owned boat ramp on Lake Bonnett. Public access on the boat ramp for popular Lake Denton has been closed for months while a committee tries to figure out how best to use the lake. This land would give the county much more room for parking and public use. This all sounds intriguing, but one thing we cannot give up is public access to Lake Bonnett to achieve it on Lake Denton. We understand that this access is important to the Crews and their real estate investment on Lake Bonnett. ...more

January 11, 2008

System: Nintendo Wii Publisher: Nintendo ...more

January 4, 2008

TAMPA - Florida TaxWatch, a government watchdog group, has been invited to look at Hillsborough County finances and recommend ways to save taxpayers money. ...more

January 3, 2008

Our condominium has a reserve category for decorating, and there was a committee that was charged with looking at updating the common areas. The building is 25 years old, and much of the common areas is in need of updating. ...more

December 22, 2007

In a year that many dubbed "rebuilding," the University of South Florida returns to the NCAA men's soccer tournament, ready, willing and ... ...more

November 23, 2007

The NFC South is still anyone's division. It's up for grabs, like a bouquet tossed by a bride at a wedding reception. ...more

November 15, 2007

System: Microsoft Xbox 360 Publisher: Bandai Namco ...more

November 9, 2007

TAMPA - The Tampa Catholic football team defeated Lennard, 10-0, and the question was: Could it have been worse? ...more

October 27, 2007