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

Hernando County Commissioner Rose Rocco is calling for a review of county disciplinary procedures. ...more

January 8, 2008

Rocco calls for scrutiny of county discipline process. ...more

January 7, 2008

SEBRING — The public is welcome to attend Thursday's inaugural meeting of the Highlands County commissioners' latest citizens advisory board, which will help select the county's next administrator. Sixteen people have been appointed to what county officials are calling the "Search Committee," created to help commissioners pick long-time county Administrator Carl Cool's replacement. Cool will retire on July 1 after nearly 17 years as the county's top administrator. At the Search Committee's first meeting, set for 6 p.m. Jan. 10 in Conference Room 2 at the Highlands County Agri-Civic Center, the 16 members will select their chairman and set the ground rules for how they will work with the county's consultant. ...more

January 6, 2008

County Human Resources Director Barbara Dupre maintains she did nothing wrong when she kept candidate petition cards on top of her desk on the third floor government building. ...more

January 5, 2008

ounty Human Resources Director Barbara Dupre maintains she did nothing wrong when she kept candidate petition cards on top of her desk on the third floor government building. ...more

January 4, 2008

Every year during the holidays, Hernando Today compiles a list of the major news stories that were published during the past year. Here are some of the top stories from January through March. ...more

December 25, 2007

I was surprised at the editorial in Saturday's Hernando Today about the process for choosing the next "best administrator." ...more

December 25, 2007

With Hernando County commissioners poised to interview three potential finalists for the county's top administrative job, one question begs an answer: ...more

December 22, 2007