SEBRING — The search for a successor to Highlands County Administrator Carl Cool will begin in earnest on Tuesday, when the five county commissioners seek advice from an executive recruiting firm and a top administrator at South Florida Community College. Cool, who has been the county's top executive officer for 16 years, announced in early August that he will retire June 30, 2008. Before advertising for the administrator's job, commissioners plan to decide whether to hire an executive recruiting firm and/or appoint a citizens committee to assist them in their search. "We want to get it going," Guy Maxcy, chairman of the commissioners, said about setting up the process to hire a new administrator. "We're going to try to agree to and build a process on Tuesday and hopefully have direction for staff," he added. ...more

September 23, 2007

River Pines Apartments has a lot of problems that need to be fixed, Tampa Housing Authority officials say. ...more

September 20, 2007

Roger Federer watched his opponent's last shot of their U.S. Open semifinal sail wide, then calmly walked to the net for a handshake. ...more

September 9, 2007

As the federal case against two University of South Florida students moves forward in Tampa, the government is expected to reveal more of what investigators think the pair was up to on a Friday night in early August. ...more

September 8, 2007