At Tuesday's county commission meeting, Utilities Director Joe Stapf will outline an interlocal agreement with Pasco County that would allow the county to deal with its pending trash disposal problem. ...more

April 26, 2009

In a surprise phone call this week, Uncle Sam remembered and made good on a grant pledge made three years ago to Highlands County. ...more

March 25, 2009

The county is scrambling to financially prop up its embattled fleet department. ...more

February 26, 2009

During a public forum late last year, Scott Edmiston pulled a credit card out of his wallet and held it up so that the new magnetic strip was showing in plain view. ...more

January 16, 2009

To hold down costs and create greater efficiency, county commissioners have transferred the fleet department from the auspices of the purchasing department and put it back where it used to be - under the Department of Public Works. ...more

December 22, 2008

In the last five years, the county has made 43 Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) to engineering and consulting firms seeking to tackle a project in Hernando County. ...more

December 12, 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

Residents aren't the only ones pumped up by low gas prices. The county scored a deal that allows them to get a good deal on gasoline and diesel fuel from a Tampa supplier. ...more

November 15, 2008

Residents aren't the only ones pumped up by low gas prices. ...more

November 15, 2008

Local businesses are likely to get an advantage over out-of-county businesses in getting Highlands County government contracts. ...more

August 24, 2008