We are in the deepest recession in the last 20 years and the Hernando Board of County Commissioners is having trouble defining the meaning of "local." ...more

December 21, 2008

In the last five years, the county has made 43 Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) to engineering and consulting firms seeking to tackle a project in Hernando County. ...more

December 12, 2008

Local businesses will have a better chance of getting Highlands County government contracts under the new "local preference" policy adopted Tuesday by the county commissioners. ...more

September 25, 2008

Recent local newspaper articles jubilantly announced preliminary plans for ethanol to be produced by a plant just south of Lake Placid. Articles indicated the ethanol would be produced from sorghum cane that would be grown in southern Highlands County. They directed attention to the jobs that would be created by this program; however, no mention was made of the great amount of water needed to produce at least two crops of this sorghum per year and the four to five gallons of water required to produce each gallon of ethanol. ...more

May 30, 2008

Improvements Needed Regarding "Plan Is No Walk In The Park" (Feb. 8): The concept of a Riverwalk, river park or river culture center highlighting the Hillsborough River is a wonderful and exciting concept. However, several things about the project as now presented should be improved. ...more

February 16, 2008