Only the least romantic, least artistic and least forward-thinking among us can survey the optical blight that is much of Pasco's U.S.-designated thoroughfares and imagine, "This is as good as it gets." ...more

October 21, 2009

About eight months after it bought troubled Aloha Utilities, the Florida Governmental Utility Authority is negotiating the purchase of a half-dozen small water companies in western Pasco County. ...more

October 21, 2009

How many tourists spend the night in Pasco County hotels? That question lies at the heart of the county's effort to increase tourism and the hotel bed taxes it generates. ...more

October 21, 2009

After listening to two attorneys and about 30 citizens for four hours, the Highlands County commissioners again sided with the Venus community and said no to the National Security Training Center. ...more

October 21, 2009

Pasco County's public bus riders could pay more for that service as of Nov. 1. A proposed increase in bus fares will be on the agenda Tuesday when county commissioners meet at the West Pasco Government Center. The meeting starts at 10 am. ...more

October 19, 2009

Pasco County's public bus riders could pay more for service as of Nov. 1. ...more

October 17, 2009

Pasco County commissioners' 2009-10 budget kicked in Thursday, and that means the clock is ticking for dozens of county employees who will get pink slips or buyouts in the next two weeks. This will be the first time county officials have let go large numbers of workers to save money. Commissioners spent all summer closing a $36-million budget gap, partly by reducing their staff. ...more

October 2, 2009

All five Hernando County commissioners and the five constitutional officers are getting a raise this year, courtesy of the state. ...more

October 1, 2009

I don't have a problem with volunteering, but if the state would make our county commissioners volunteer their time too, and give Hernando County that money saved, we would be way ahead of the game. ...more

September 24, 2009

One-way bus fares will rise to $1.50 when Pasco County's new budget kicks in Oct. 1. ...more

September 10, 2009