SEBRING – Contract negotiations Friday morning with Michael Wright virtually guaranteed that he will begin work on Monday, June 2, as Highlands County's new chief executive officer. Wright agreed to the major points of the contract offered to him by the county commissioners: a $150,000 per year salary and a $600 per month car allowance. ...more

May 9, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County Commissioner Don Bates feels confident the county will get the right deal to get Mike Wright. Wright, currently an assistant city manger in Tallahassee, was the unanimous choice of the five county commissioners to replace retiring Carl Cool as the county's top executive. ...more

May 5, 2008

A center specializing in brain, spinal and nerve-related injuries and illnesses soon will be under construction at Brandon Regional Hospital, enabling stroke patients and others to get specialized treatment closer to home. ...more

February 21, 2008

A formal contract agreement paving the way for David Hamilton to become Hernando County's next county administrator moved closer to fruition Wednesday. ...more

January 31, 2008

A formal contract agreement paving the way for David Hamilton to become Hernando County's next county administrator moved closer to fruition Wednesday. ...more

January 30, 2008

Hernando County chose a new county administrator Wednesday, but he doesn't come with the full blessing of his new bosses. ...more

January 28, 2008

David Hamilton is back in Crow Wing, Minn., where he will spend the next several weeks wrapping up business and making sure his transition from his job as county administrator there goes smoothly. ...more

January 26, 2008

Hernando County chose a new county administrator Wednesday, but he doesn't come with the full blessing of his new bosses, who were divided over the hire. ...more

January 24, 2008

Hernando County chose a new county administrator Wednesday, but he doesn't come with the full blessing of his new bosses, who were divided over the hire. ...more

January 23, 2008

Shawn Robinson is meeting students at Hillsborough Community College Ybor City Campus the old-fashioned way. He's wearing a name tag. ...more

January 12, 2008