The former Largo city manager who was fired after her plans to have a sex change became public has started her new job as the city manager for Lake Worth. ...more

April 28, 2009

The former Largo city manager who was fired after her plans to have a sex change became public is a finalist for the city manager's job in Lake Worth. ...more

March 16, 2009

The former Largo city manager who was fired after her plans to have a sex change became public is a finalist for the city manager's job in Lake Worth. ...more

March 15, 2009

Tommy Ervin is a Florida native and veteran of the state parks system who hopes to finish his career in the land of the mermaids. ...more

January 14, 2009

Cally Richardson could pretty much guarantee if she played a prank on co-worker Thomas McNally Jr., he'd retaliate. ...more

December 24, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Tourist Development Council has weighed in on what it thinks about the Highlands County Sports Complex manager position. The issue was discussed briefly at Thursday's meeting and was brought up as a result of the news that Rocky Ellingsworth had been fired from the position Wednesday. ...more

July 5, 2008

SEBRING — City councilors decided 5-0 to proceed with funding the fire department with an assessment on real property. A motion was passed Tuesday which instructs Government Services Group of Tallahassee to draft an ordinance. A schedule shows the new proposal will be presented to the council on July 1. After two public hearings, the council can adopt it on second reading on Aug. 19, and the tax collector can be notified on Sept. 15. "I think we need to go ahead and do it," said Councilor Margie Rhoades. But, she added, people want fairness, so she would not consider a fire assessment without a reduction in millage. That means some of the poorest citizens, who will pay the fire assessment could pay more in overall taxes. ...more

June 4, 2008

AVON PARK — The police chief search committee has thinned out its field of applicants, leaving 14 candidates out of the 61 who sent their resumes to then-city manager C.B. Shirey to seek Avon Park's top police job. Highlands Today confirmed that the field includes at least four applicants from Highlands County and at least two from the Fort Meade area. City officials provided a list of the 14 candidates with titles for the last positions they held, but more details on the candidates were not released. Interim City Manager Sarah Adelt said the committee originally trimmed the field to 15 candidates, but one of them removed himself from consideration after he was hired elsewhere. Eight of the 14 candidates last held high-ranking positions in local police departments, with three of them being current or former police chiefs. Adelt said that all 14 entries on the "short list" have law enforcement experience. Adelt said she's hoping the committee will narrow it to "no more than five candidates, hopefully three" within the next two weeks. ...more

February 5, 2008

City commissioners interviewed two candidates Thursday afternoon for the city manager position, pressing both to make sure they would be willing to live with the pay being offered. ...more

November 30, 2007

Only two of three finalists chosen by the city commission are scheduled to interview for the city manager position. ...more

November 22, 2007