By Linda Dean Cooper On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Procurement Coordinator Alicia Tretheway was placed on paid administrative leave due to concerns by County Manager Mary Ellen Harper about how Procurement was being handled in…
By Linda Dean Cooper The demolition of the old H. A. White Bronson H.S. gym has been given a reprieve deadline of 8:00 a.m., Monday, February 24, 2025, for any formal letter of interest from…
Opinion By Linda Dean Cooper Did 2018 BoCC Chairman John Meeks, retired County Attorney Anne Bast Brown, and then Clerk of Court Danny Shipp approve and file an illegitimate or fraudulent deed purchasing the old…
By Linda Dean Cooper Sources say that approximately 20 years ago the Town of Bronson turned down the opportunity to buy the H. A. White gym for a dollar from the school board. The refusal…
Opinion By Linda Dean Cooper How have the priorities of our commissioners past and present gotten so out of touch with the public they are supposed to serve? When the BoCC believes it is a…
By Linda Dean Cooper Levy Animal Control has failed taxpayers for decades, but it has been far worse for the animals that were moved in and out of the shelter located at the county landfill.…
By Linda Dean Cooper Spotlight received several messages after posting the first list of employee take-home vehicles of employees driving county vehicles to and from home but not on the original list. Below are the…
By Linda Dean Cooper At Tuesday’s regular BoCC meeting commissioners approved $88,500 for unbudgeted funds to be transferred from reserve accounts. This study was not budgeted in the recent budget sessions. A consulting firm will…
By Linda Dean Cooper The approval of the new organizational structure to include Division Directors as presented by County Manager Mary Ellen Harper at Tuesday's regular BoCC meeting was tabled. County Manager Mary Ellen Harper…
Opinion By Linda Dean Cooper The powers that be believe an update on the county’s code enforcement sign initiative is more important than outdated EMS billing fees. At least that’s how it appears. Don’t forget…
