Teachers stepped aside today as people shared their work with students during the Great American Teach-In. ...more

November 18, 2009

First United Methodist Church of Brandon, 120 N. Knights Ave., Brandon. The Rev. Jamie Westlake and the Rev. Matt Wallis, assistant pastor of the church, were appointed to serve First United Methodist Church of Brandon in 2007. Through their efforts in gauging the spiritual direction of the church and making people feel comfortable about inviting family, friends and acquaintances to come to church, the congregation grew. ...more

August 26, 2009

Students from Blake High's AVID program (Advancement Via Individual Determination) hosted a college and career day fair at the school, 1701 N. Boulevard. Students met with representatives on April 17 from the University of South Florida, Hillsborough Community College, Saint Leo University and University of West Florida in Pensacola. They also met business owners who discussed their professions. ...more

April 29, 2009

Teacher Neither Overworked Nor Underpaid Re: "Fighting Words" by Jim Gries, Weeki Wachee, in the Dec. 2 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

December 5, 2008

and throughout the nation - will participate in a unique mentoring effort. ...more

October 21, 2008

Stacy Long lives an organic lifestyle, but it wasn't a desire to join the latest trend that led her to change her way of eating and working. The 35-year-old owner of Stasia's Organic Element Salon in Wesley Chapel changed her way of living and doing business over several years out of necessity. ...more

October 17, 2008

Career Day enlightening for reporter. ...more

May 23, 2008

Local mom dons deputy badge when she goes to work at Powell Middle School. ...more

May 10, 2008

We've all heard the phrase "no one is irreplaceable," and it's true. It's also true that some people carry so much institutional knowledge of an operation that while they may be replaceable, it's going to hurt. Sometimes the pain subsides quickly, and sometimes it lasts a long time, but either way, it hurts. When Sebring City Manager Bob Hoffman and Highlands County Administrator Carl Cool call it a career in a few weeks, we're losing important resources for one of our cities and county. The good news is that they are being replaced by extremely capable people, but the loss still is there. Hoffman and Cool have been on the job a long time around here. It's unusual for people in their professions to last so long in one place. Industry wide, city managers and county administrators often make enough enemies over the course of five years or so that they move on. The decisions they have to make ruffle feathers, no matter how well they do their jobs. It says a lot that they held their positions for so long. ...more

May 10, 2008

Some people in Highlands County don't like hearing that to attract a top-level county administrator that the wages must be drastically higher than what's currently being paid. The truth, though, is that you get what you pay for. Highlands County and our cities have gotten off light on what they pay administrators. Elsewhere across the United States, these are well compensated positions and for good reason. City and county administrators must juggle so many constituents, and try to make the most people happy while looking out for the well being of whatever entity they serve. Sometimes making people happy and doing what's best are impossible to balance. ...more

January 16, 2008