Perhaps teaching is in the genes for Beth Byrd, a kindergarten teacher in her second year at Oakstead Elementary School. ...more

August 19, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Perhaps teaching is in the genes for Beth Byrd, a kindergarten teacher in her second year at Oakstead Elementary School. ...more

August 19, 2008

County bosses to mull alternatives. ...more

August 12, 2008

County keeps millage rates intact. ...more

July 23, 2008

A $9,978 grant is helping the Heartland Rural Health Network Inc. develop a comprehensive, and the first of its kind, video education program for children 5 and under. ...more

July 15, 2008

The Tampa Bay area's new regional transportation board kicked off the search for a day-to-day leader Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008

County Commissioner David Russell took exception to some of the data presented by planning department staffers during Tuesday's discussion on a proposed 25 percent impact fee reduction. ...more

June 26, 2008

RUSSELL CALLS PERMIT INFORMATION IRRELEVANT ...more

June 25, 2008

SEBRING — The Florida Department of Children and Families has released $42,897 in funding to programs operating in both Highlands and Hardee counties, the agency announced Friday. The announcement was made in a memo from Circuit 10 Contract Manager, Jacqueline Burt. Richard Reinhardt, executive director for the Highlands County Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. said typically, they're given about half that amount. "This grant is received annually, but this is the most ever awarded to these two counties," he said. Funding for the state's Department of Children and Families Grant-In-Aid program is statewide, but is left up to each DCF Circuit to administer these funds. Circuit 10 covers Polk, Highlands and Hardee counties. ...more

June 23, 2008

COUNTY DEPARTMENTS SUBMIT ANNUAL PLAN ...more

June 7, 2008