The state attorney's office and the sheriff's department are conducting a joint investigation into the activities of the county's fleet department, a move prompted by an expose of alleged kickbacks published by Hernando Today. ...more

November 4, 2009

The county's embattled former fleet department manager, Jack Stepongzi, received a scathing job performance review on his last evaluation in June and was warned of termination if he didn't improve. ...more

November 4, 2009

The state attorney's office and the sheriff's department are conducting a joint investigation into the activities of Hernando County's fleet department, a move prompted by an expose of alleged kickbacks published by Hernando Today. ...more

November 3, 2009

Hernando Today has learned the county audit department, acting on concerns expressed by Department of Public Works Director Charles Mixson, was already conducting an internal investigation ...more

November 2, 2009

Fleet manager Jack Stepongzi's admission of receiving kickbacks from a Texas parts supplier has triggered a wider investigation into the county's fleet department. ...more

October 31, 2009

Adkins says 'questionable' purchases could extend beyond Stepongzi. ...more

October 30, 2009

The county has launched a review of the fleet department's budget and billing procedures. ...more

February 27, 2009

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

February 26, 2009

It took several rounds of ballots, but county commissioners on Tuesday whittled down a list of 21 citizen names to six and finalized the membership of their twin standing committees. ...more

February 25, 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