Community Development District Supervisor Jack Meehan sold insurance policies to two vendors that have contracts with the CDD, he said last week. ...more

July 9, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - The community development district's lawyer has advised district Supervisor Jack Meehan not to reveal the names of Heritage Isles CDD contractors who bought insurance from him. ...more

July 7, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - Community Development District Supervisor Jack Meehan sold insurance policies to two vendors that have contracts with the CDD, he said this week. ...more

July 2, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays were right to recognize the time wasn't right to push ahead on their proposal to build a waterfront ballpark in St. Petersburg. ...more

June 27, 2008

Verizon's customers in Florida have complained for months about delays in fixing basic phone service, erroneous bills and discount deals that never materialized. Now, some of those problems with Verizon are appearing across the nation. ...more

June 19, 2008

Once upon a time, the Republican Party believed in limited government,,,,, ...more

May 30, 2008

Americans who are interested in making a government for the people must vote this year for no one holding public office. This should be a year for starting a campaign to vote everyone from city, county, state and federal officials out of office and start a new slate. It is apparent that they are not representing the people. Once elected, public officials think they have a lifetime job and apparently once in office, they gain so much power and money that it is almost impossible to vote them out of office. That is the reason I am advocating re-elect no one. I will make one exception to that rule. Charles Bryan, the Highlands County tax collector. ...more

February 2, 2008

SEBRING –– Highlands County's two longest serving public officials, one elected and the other appointed, are speaking out strongly against Amendment 1 on Tuesday's primary election ballot. "It doesn't fix the problem; it is not tax reform for the long term ... and it's just a Band Aid when what we need is complete major surgery on the way in which we tax property in Florida," said Guy Maxcy. With 16 years and counting on the county commission, he is by far the longest serving current county commissioner. "I am going to vote 'no' on this proposed state amendment because the amendment, as Commissioner Maxcy put it, is an attempt to take some options away from local government," said Carl Cool. "And, all of the inequities in the current property tax situation, this amendment would only increase and expand those inequities." ...more

January 25, 2008

The county's code of conduct explicitly states that employees will not discredit Hernando County government, its public officials or fellow workers. ...more

January 9, 2008

New details surface about how candidate cards were found. ...more

January 8, 2008