The Highlands County Clerk of Courts office was recently recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). ...more

November 9, 2009

Bob Germaine, who was sworn in Tuesday as the new Highlands County Clerk of Courts, announced a reorganization and other measures to cut operating costs. ...more

January 9, 2009

Mary E. Wilson lost her job Tuesday as director of compliance and internal audits in the Highlands County Clerk of Courts office. ...more

January 8, 2009

Bob Germaine has fulfilled his goal in life: rising to the top. "I started working here when I was 21 years old," said Germaine, 57, who is currently one of two top directors under incumbent Clerk of Courts Luke Brooker. ...more

November 5, 2008

I would like to offer my personal observations on the upcoming Clerk of Courts race between Bob Germaine and Mary Wilson. In criticism of Bob Germaine, Mary Wilson has publicly stated that Bob Germaine, if elected, would be "double dipping" because he would be receiving his pension and his salary as clerk of courts at the same time. Nothing to my knowledge precludes Bob from seeking public office while concurrently drawing a pension. Many have done so in the past. Should Bob Germaine be denied the opportunity to seek public office because he has dedicated the last 36 years of his life working for the clerk of courts office, and as a result, he receives a pension? For that matter, should any retired state or county employee, myself included, who receives a pension through the Florida Career Service Retirement System, be denied an opportunity to seek public office? I think the answer is obvious. ...more

October 26, 2008

A landlord and his two friends who were accused by a tenant on May 26 of entering his mobile home and beating him, had the charges against them dropped, according to the clerk of courts office on Thursday. ...more

October 26, 2008

SEBRING Bob Germaine wants to bring the services offered through the Highlands County Clerk of Courts to the people, as opposed to the other way around. ...more

October 18, 2008

At least two employees with the Highlands County Clerk of Courts office apparently have received subpoenas on behalf of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, but the reason why is unclear. ...more

October 15, 2008

All eight candidates running for countywide office in the Nov. 4 general election are scheduled to speak at the Highlands County Homeowners Association meeting today. ...more

October 13, 2008

Mary E. Wilson, 36, the director of compliance and internal audits with the clerk of courts office, was born in Avon Park and raised in Sebring. She led the audits of the Highlands County library system, the 911 system, the three budget office employees fired because of e-mails and gasoline stolen from county pumps. ...more

October 12, 2008