A county employee accused of falsifying documents for roughly $9,300 in overtime pay was diverted into a court-supervised program on Friday. ...more

February 25, 2009

Patella appointed permanent director ...more

December 3, 2008

In what the county's administrator called "a very important moment," the county commission on Tuesday approved a deal to hand over the emergency management department to the sheriff's office. ...more

December 3, 2008

County commissioners on Tuesday are expected to approve an interlocal agreement that will transfer daily oversight of the emergency management department to the sheriff's office. ...more

December 1, 2008

'Working perfectly' in Sumter County ...more

November 27, 2008

Since Sumter County folded its emergency management operations into the sheriff's office about 10 years ago, the arrangement has been "working perfectly," said Judd Wright, director of the Sumter County Emergency Management Department. ...more

November 27, 2008

Sheriff Richard Nugent is optimistic a deal can be worked out that would transfer the operation of the county's Emergency Management Department into his office. ...more

October 28, 2008

Emergency Management talks continue. ...more

October 28, 2008

The county had hoped to reach an agreement by now to transfer the duties and operations of the county's Emergency Management Department over to the sheriff's office. ...more

September 21, 2008

Steamlining would eliminate director's title. ...more

July 22, 2008