Preparations are underway Thursday for the sixth annual Veterans Day parade in downtown Sebring scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, and sponsored by the Heartland Workforce. ...more

November 6, 2009

The Florida Secretary for the Department of Children & Families, George Sheldon,paid a visit to the Children's Advocacy Center in Sebring last Tuesday. ...more

June 11, 2009

Jim Polatty has fought for decades with the Department of Community Affairs. But Highlands County's chief planner doesn't want the state agency dismembered. ...more

March 27, 2009

It's clear some of our legislators are using bad economic times as an excuse to dismantle state entities that they don't like. In state Rep. Denise Grimsley's case, that's the Department of Community Affairs. ...more

March 27, 2009

A proposal to stimulate construction by dropping county-levied impact fees for the rest of the year has found little traction in the halls of Pasco County government. ...more

March 22, 2009

Should some items be taxed, and others not? The Florida House of Representatives studied that issue last week to decide whether to levy sales taxes on rent, sports tickets, gym admissions, toll road charges, and hundreds of other goods. ...more

March 22, 2009

Sometimes good ideas have to be put on hold during desperate times, and considering Florida's economic climate, that time is now. We support a bill sponsored by Rep. Denise Grimsley that would postpone impact fees for a set period of time, although we differ on the length of the postponement. ...more

March 13, 2009

The red-hot housing market has gone so cold, State Rep. Denise Grimsley has introduced a House bill to impose a three-year moratorium on impact fees. ...more

March 12, 2009

If Mike Swaine wants to record a document, he walks across Commerce Street, from his attorney's office to Highlands County Courthouse. ...more

March 5, 2009

Skin care therapist - Elle Dewyngaert said her business is doing "really well" despite the lousy economy. ...more

March 1, 2009