Ejay Metayer drove from the University of South Florida area Friday morning to take a law enforcement test at the Fred B. Karl County Center downtown. ...more

October 31, 2009

On Friday, Hillsborough County Tax Collector Doug Belden said wait times were averaging more than an hour, after averaging less than 15 minutes for eight years. At one point, there were more than 200 people waiting in the tax collector's Brandon and West County offices. Here are tips to avoid long lines or waits. ...more

August 31, 2009

Distribution of the free Coast2Coast prescription discount card, issued in the name of Highlands County, began this week. ...more

March 12, 2009

All public officials should be held accountable to their oaths of office, from the President of the United States and to state and county offices. ...more

March 5, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County Schools is looking for donations of scrap, junk and leftover stuff. ...more

January 3, 2009

for things like toys, food and warm clothes. ...more

December 10, 2008

Soon, all those campaign signs and candidates at civic meetings will be gone. ...more

November 4, 2008

Editor's note: This is the first of Highlands Today's endorsements for the upcoming election. The Highlands Today Editorial Board interviews candidates and then each board member votes for his or her choice. The candidate with the most votes is endorsed. ...more

October 8, 2008

Happy Endings Come In Fairytales I read an article written by one of your readers against the county commission wanting to expand the area where they are now situated. The amount of money requested or desired is astronomical at this time, especially with very little reserve cash coming in. ...more

August 30, 2008

Even though Tropical Storm Fay veered away from Pasco County – twice – last week, the storm still cost the county about $60,000 in expenses, county commissioners learned today. No property damage has been reported to the county, James Martin, Pasco's director of emergency management, told commissioners at their meeting this morning. ...more

August 27, 2008