Clerk of Court Karen Nicolai announced Thursday the Hernando County citizens' annual report received an award for outstanding achievement in popular reporting from an independent panel of reviewers with the National Government Finance Officers Association. ...more

November 6, 2009

The public will get a chance to provide input today on Progress Energy's plans to build a nuclear power plant in Levy County and run new transmission lines through Hernando County. ...more

March 11, 2009

A few of us will break out our red, white and blue napkins, bundle up in our toasty polar jackets and Tyvex boots, surround ourselves with Barack and Michelle Obama action figures, and just pretend we're in Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 20 inauguration. ...more

January 9, 2009

The Hernando County Utilities Department and Citizens for Water invite the public to attend the next session of the 2008-09 Hernando County Water Awareness Series from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Jan. 9, at the Hernando County Utilities Department, 21030 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. ...more

January 8, 2009

Georgia Jones is afraid to ask for what the food bank really needs: fresh and frozen foods. She and her assistant are both going away for Christmas, and they don't want frozen turkeys thawing on the doorstep of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's food bank. ...more

December 20, 2008

Voters waited up to 45 minutes at the Highlands County Government Center, for the chance to pick a new U.S. president, when the polls opened Monday for the first day of early voting. ...more

October 22, 2008

To Highlands County citizens: I want to express my sincere heartfelt gratitude for your continued support of me as your property appraiser. I am honored and humbled each day to have the opportunity to serve the residents of our county in this capacity. ...more

September 20, 2008

An award created to honor Hillsborough County citizens who take courageous stands against government was renamed today to honor controversial conservative activist Ralph Hughes. ...more

September 17, 2008

I had the privilege of serving the people of Highlands County as a state employee with the Department of Children and Families for 14 years. Many times children under my jurisdiction needed the state's help. Often, we could only help them by removing them from their families and placing them in foster care. The New Testament Mission provided an alternative solution. Sometimes it was food, a hot meal, lodging but it never involved a fee. Pastor Karl never charged a dime for the services he rendered to the citizens of Highlands County. We have been blessed in this county to have such a helpful and willing institution. ...more

August 22, 2008

SAYS GOVERNMENT MUST BE MORE ACCESSIBLE ...more

August 11, 2008