The 4:45 p.m. express bus from downtown to New Tampa is quickly becoming the hottest seat in town. ...more

July 23, 2008

NEW TAMPA - The 4:45 p.m. express bus from downtown to New Tampa is quickly becoming the hottest seat in town. ...more

July 22, 2008

TAMPA - The mullet. Gimmick. Hollywood slickster. As it became obvious Barry Melrose would be the Lightning's new coach, many fans were not pleased with the decision to hire someone who has not been behind the bench in 13 years. We know this because those people have access to e-mail, message boards and telephones. Some of them have interesting vocabularies. ...more

June 24, 2008

Mark Twain once quipped, "Everybody complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it." That's not entirely true. A lot of us move away from it. That's why Florida is about to crack along I-10 and become an independent island, which apparently wouldn't disturb the Democrats too much since Floridians have never seemed to be able to develop the knack of voting in the first place, not withstanding that most Floridians are not natives of this state in the first place. But one thing can be said for Florida and its weather: You seldom, if ever, hear of anyone moving out of the state when they retire. ...more

June 20, 2008

SEBRING – Former longtime Highlands County administrator Carl Cool told Highlands Today that he will not run for a county commission seat. Cool said that after talking with many people, he believed that not enough public support was there for a successful race. He had planned to challenge incumbent Barbara Stewart for her seat. ...more

June 16, 2008

Berkeley Prep track coach Cecil Stodghill, who guided the girls squad to the Class 2A-District 9 title and third place in the boys' meet, announced he was stepping down from the position after just one season. ...more

June 15, 2008

If you have lost your job or are facing a layoff, you need a plan for coping financially. This is especially true if you haven't been able to build an emergency fund or you've been living too high and have never considered there might be a disruption in your income. ...more

June 15, 2008

SEBRING – The search for an executive director for Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative will contine Monday, June 2 when the selection committee meets in Sebring. Six candidates for the position are scheduled to be interviewed, according to Roger Hood, who is a member of the committee. The FHREDI board of directors' regular meeting will be held Monday, June 16 at the Agri-Civic Center in Sebring. A recommendation will likely be made from the committee to the board at that time. Following the retirement of Lynn Topel earlier this year, the board advertised the position. The committee chose three candidates to be interviewed and offered the position to the top two, but both declined. Salary might have been an issue with those two individuals, according to Hood, who is also a member of the board. ...more

May 31, 2008

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

Imagine collecting your full retirement pension while still earning your full paycheck from the same employer. To do that in the private sector, you'd probably have to retire and find a new job. ...more

February 26, 2008