State Rep. Robert Schenck said Tuesday he would present a bill to the Legislature, probably in March, setting a maximum allowable tax cap rate for Spring Hill Fire Rescue District of 2.50 mills. ...more

December 31, 2008

Your (Dec. 26, Our Opinion) editorial recommending "quick treatment" for "our emergency room crisis" may run the risk of prescribing the wrong medicine. Three of the underlying causes you cited may be better, more quickly and more economically treated by other means. ...more

December 31, 2008

Schenck to present bill in March. ...more

December 30, 2008

Over the past year, the year-round population of Highlands County grew by 1,480 and climbed just over 100,000 people. ...more

December 30, 2008

Donna White never thought she'd lead the charge to foreclose on her neighbors. ...more

December 28, 2008

The proverbial "silver lining" to the drop in home prices is that the Highlands County Housing Department has been helping more low- and median-income families become homeowners. ...more

December 27, 2008

The watchdog for the Florida Legislature says a state program that diverts corporate taxes to private school vouchers saved $38.9 million last year. ...more

December 17, 2008

The watchdog for the Florida Legislature says a state program that diverts corporate taxes to private school vouchers saved the $38.9 million in fiscal year 2007-08. ...more

December 16, 2008

Spring Hill residents went to the polls in November and voted overwhelmingly to make their fire district independent. ...more

December 13, 2008

In most challenging situations where a major problem is the issue, do-nothing-and-hope-for-a-miracle is not an option. ...more

December 13, 2008