The Highlands County commissioners said "no" to cutting the planned pay raises and funding for recreation, but did make 16 budget cuts suggested by county Administrator Michael Wright. ...more

September 18, 2008

District officials may be working with less, but students shouldn't feel the pinch. ...more

September 18, 2008

The Highlands County commissioners made 16 of 18 suggested last-minute budget cuts Tuesday night as they adopted the fiscal year 2008-09 budget. ...more

September 18, 2008

Highlands County government spending for the next fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1, will be set tonight, and last-minute budget cuts - possibly up to $1.3 million and maybe more - are virtually certain. ...more

September 16, 2008

The School Board of Highlands County approved a slight increase in the ad valorum tax rate and approved its 2008-09 budget. ...more

September 12, 2008

A year after one of the most heated budget hearings in recent memory, the County Commission blazed through its first budget hearing in 63 minutes Thursday evening. ...more

September 12, 2008

A sparse crowd turned out Monday evening for county commissioners' first public hearing to discuss their proposed budget for the 2009 fiscal year. ...more

September 10, 2008

Decreased. It's a word used often in the summary of the county's proposed budget for fiscal year 2009. ...more

September 10, 2008

With one council member voting "no" to the budget, the Sebring City Council approved the city's 2008-09 budget and property tax rate. ...more

September 7, 2008

With one council member voting "no" to the budget, the Sebring City Council approved the city's 2008-09 budget and property tax rate. ...more

September 5, 2008