SEBRING — Parents criticized Superintendent Wally Cox for his decision, for budgetary reasons, to delay filling the top position in the Exceptional Student Education Department. Parent Mike Altman told the school board and Cox Tuesday, "We've been waiting for a long time for a change; The kids deserve a change. "We are here as parents and professionals due to our concern regarding the decision that has been made not to fill the position of ESE coordinator at this time. We have been told the decision for not filling the position at this time is to help the budget." ...more

January 27, 2008

Soon, it might be possible for people who have what the city of Safety Harbor considers two front yards to erect a 6-foot-tall fences along one of those yards. Under a change in city fence regulations the City Commission tentatively approved on a 5-0 vote last week, to allow owners of homes on corner lots to seek a permit to install a fence up to 6 feet in height. ...more

January 19, 2008

I had the privilege of attending a concert at South Florida Community College last evening that was, in my opinion, excellent. The Highlands County Concert Band performed some of the most enjoyable music I have heard in a long time. I wish to thank Mr. Vic Anderson and the entire concert band for the entertainment they provided. ...more

January 17, 2008

Longtime school board member and vice chairman Jim Malcolm announced Tuesday that he will not seek a fifth term on the Hernando County School Board. ...more

January 16, 2008

BROOKSVILLE - Longtime Hernando County School Board member and Vice Chairman Jim Malcolm has announced he will not seek a fifth term. ...more

January 15, 2008

It was about a month ago on a football field somewhere near his family's home in New Jersey. Chris Simms dropped back to pass, threw a football downfield and nearly broke into tears. ...more

January 8, 2008

Ask just about anyone with an interest in shopping in Highlands County what store they would most want to see open here. The answer, most likely, would be Target. That dream might become a reality, according to a few real estate professionals who have talked to the company. But no deal has been made and it could take years before anything is actually built – if it happens at all. ...more

January 4, 2008

For a long time I have been using an AT&T phone where I've been buying minutes for 5 cents a minute. Now they increased it to 25 cents a minute for every call you make in Florida. We decided to buy a cell phone. One store sells it for $20, another store sells it for $30. The ad reads "no daily fees, no bills, no contracts or no surprises. It is always 10 cents a minute." That is a bunch of bull. You have to keep buying minutes over and over, whether you need them or not, or they shut your phone off and you can throw the phone away! ...more

December 29, 2007

"The Sound of Music" with blood. That's how Tim Burton describes his latest film, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." ...more

December 28, 2007

How can I stop Windows from reminding me that deleting a desktop shortcut doesn't get rid of the program? I figured that out a long time ago. ...more

December 24, 2007