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

The City Council wants the county to help bring the city's computer technology into the 21st century. ...more

May 6, 2008

BROOKSVILLE WOULD PAY $60,000 PER YEAR ...more

May 3, 2008

A local nonprofit agency wants to fill 60 backpacks with supplies for the homeless this holiday season. ...more

November 26, 2007

AVON PARK — Social-networking Web sites are one of the most popular ways for college students to keep in touch with one another, but it can't be done on South Florida Community College campus. The college has blocked sites like MySpace and Facebook from being accessed on the campus. Even YouTube, a popular Web site for watching and sharing video, is not accessible. "It's really frustrating when we are here waiting for class and we can't get on those sites," said SFCC freshman Justin Platt. "We use them for communicating with our friends, and I don't understand what's wrong with that." ...more

November 20, 2007