Highlands County Commissioner Guy Maxcy won a fifth consecutive four-year term in Tuesday's general election as voters also elected Jeff Carlson to the county commission. Maxcy and Carlson, both Republicans, won by resounding margins. ...more

November 5, 2008

In the race for the County Commission District 5 seat Republican incumbent Jack Mariano is facing a fierce challenge from former New Port Richey Councilwoman Virginia "Ginny" Miller. ...more

October 22, 2008

DNA analysis has helped identify the skeletal remains of a homicide victim found in 1989 as that of a woman who disappeared nine years earlier, St. Petersburg police announced this morning. Melinda Harder was 20 years old and was living at 2136 23rd Ave. N. when she was reported missing on July 27, 1980, police said. ...more

October 15, 2008

Gay couples from across California and the nation are feverishly tying the knot ahead of Election Day to avoid missing out if voters approve a ballot initiative aimed at banning same-sex marriage. ...more

October 14, 2008

Jeff Carlson is a certified public accountant. He's originally from Highlands County. He's married, and has two children. ...more

October 12, 2008

There has been lots of mud slinging in this election. The Highlands Today website: "Where is Mr. Maxcy" has some negative sayings about him. ...more

October 11, 2008

Call it a breakup. After 40 years in the press box, a relationship finally ended. The Boston Red Sox were pushed out of the heart, replaced by the Tampa Bay Rays. ...more

October 10, 2008

It has been more than three decades since Louis de la Parte Jr. represented us in Tallahassee. Yet his passing last week, against the backdrop of today's political swamp, serves as a reminder of the possibilities that government service once was and can be again. ...more

October 5, 2008

Bryn Cahill's best friend has four legs and is retired. ...more

October 1, 2008

As the midpoint approaches in the local youth tackle football season, it has become apparent that the Plant City Dolphins' program might produce some future stars - even if it's the distant future. ...more

September 24, 2008