SEBRING – Just three months ago, Highlands County's gain of Mandy Hines as the new director of the housing department was Desoto County government's loss. This week, though, DeSoto County turned the tables on Highlands and hired Hines back. On Monday, Hines told her boss, Jim Polatty, director of development services, that she will be leaving to accept a job with DeSoto County. Hines, who has not yet submitted a letter of resignation, is leaving her job here to return home and accept a higher-level, higher-paying job, Polatty said. ...more

May 20, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Housing Department is known primarily for helping low- and moderate-income people reach the American dream of home ownership. ...more

October 25, 2007