Vendors are being sought for the second annual Oktoberfest on Oct. 17. ...more

September 11, 2009

Microsoft is asking some laid-off employees for a portion of their severance back, ...more

February 23, 2009

Authorities have found more victims of a former state Department of Families & Children spokesman who was jailed on child porn charges, a federal prosecutor said this morning. ...more

October 15, 2008

The weekend work release program is now up and running fully again, following a Friday meeting between the sheriff's office, the clerk of court's office and Highlands County Court Judge Anthony Ritenour. ...more

October 15, 2008

Police charged four men in two similar robberies on Tuesday, one involving a 12-year-old boy, records show. ...more

October 8, 2008

Highlands County Court Judge Anthony Ritenour will not allow inmates to serve jail time on the weekend work release program until changes are implemented. ...more

October 8, 2008

I want you to be aware of a scam that almost happened to me. We don't think it happens in our small town, but it does! I was selling a goat on strato.net and got a "supposed" buyer. I was told the amount that would be sent would be in excess of my price. I was to keep my amount and wire the remainder to the "shipper," then the goat would be picked up. I was told to send the money to the United Kingdom, and was given the person's name and address to send it to. I received a cashiers check that looked legitimate from Frost National Bank in San Antonio, Texas, but when someone from Michigan wants a goat from Highlands County, and sends me a check for $4,000, it seems like something is wrong with that picture. ...more

February 21, 2008