Pasco County commissioners this morning get their first look at the proposed 2009-10 budget – a spending plan that promises to make major changes in the way county government responds to residents. ...more

July 14, 2009

The county has canceled the July meetings of the budget-finance committee and the business-economic development committee so commissioners can focus their attention on the upcoming 2010 budget. ...more

June 27, 2009

A rescue in the gulf brought accolades for New Port Richey brothers Patrick and Garrett Pinder, along with their father. ...more

June 24, 2009

An economic development task force has recommended that Hillsborough County "aggressively" push for a 1-cent sales tax in 2010 to fund mass transit. ...more

June 18, 2009

The public is invited to ask questions about the 2009-10 county budget during a 6:30 p.m. workshop Thursday, June 18, at Lorenzo Hamilton Community Center (Kennedy Park), 899 Kennedy Blvd. in Brooksville ...more

June 17, 2009

Recently, the county commissioners were asked if they would consider taking a pay cut if the county employees were asked to do so. ...more

June 11, 2009

Recent heavy rains and a reduction in the drought index prompted county commissioners Tuesday to lift the four-month burning ban in Hernando County. ...more

June 9, 2009

Driver safety might take a turn for the better with the addition of a center lane and other improvements to a segment of Main Street. ...more

June 7, 2009

New houses built in Pasco County after this summer could be required to have stronger foundations – a strategy county officials hope will reduce insurance rates for people in sinkhole-prone sections of the county. ...more

May 12, 2009

Interest seemed to dry up years ago in a regional, reclaimed water network while rainfall was plentiful. ...more

May 2, 2009