An audit of the Highlands County Road & Bridge Department found several problems, including a $4,300 invoice that was paid twice, work that should not have been performed, a lack of inventory controls and a lack of internal controls. ...more

November 4, 2009

Highlands County Road and Bridge Department re-opened Michele Avenue from Wildflower Street to Bond Street in Lake Placid to the public on Thursday. ...more

June 19, 2009

Highlands County Road and Bridge Department will be closing Michele Avenue from Wildflower Street to Brock Street starting Thursday, April 30 until further notice. ...more

April 30, 2009

Highlands County government and school officials are hoping to obtain federal stimulus dollars, but are still uncertain over how much funding will be available and what it can be used for. ...more

February 19, 2009

Highlands County Administrator Michael Wright said he will answer questions raised at Tuesday's county commission meeting about the county's dumping of fill material on a private property in late 2007. ...more

January 7, 2009

The drop in gasoline prices is not only padding people's pocketbooks but also will pay off in a smoother ride on Highlands County roads. ...more

December 14, 2008

Pertaining to the ditch cleaning dirt along the roads and highways of Highlands County. They used to give that dirt to the residents here in the area to fill in low spots in their yards, but now, because of someone's bright idea, they have the Road and Bridge Department drive 20-30 miles round trip to dump it in the landfill. Doesn't this practice fill up they landfill much quicker and cost the residents of Highlands County thousands of dollars more in fuel costs and man hours, trucking this dirt all the way out to the landfill? Whose brainless idea was it in the first place? ...more

November 28, 2008

I have a couple of questions that I would like to have answers to. First, why did the Highlands County "Godfathers" hire Kyle Green of Hardee County to head the Road and Bridge Department here in Highlands County? ...more

November 21, 2008

The conflicting claims over Highlands County's longstanding past practice of dumping unneeded fill materials collected by the Road and Bridge department on private properties won't be settled until the end of this year or early 2009. ...more

November 6, 2008

For more than 30 years, Highlands County has had a policy of excess or unneeded fill material collected by the Road and Bridge Department being hauled to and dumped on private property with the written consent of the owners, according to two former top county officials. ...more

November 1, 2008