If ever two officials deserved to be booted from the public dole, it's former Bay County Medical Examiner Charles Siebert and former Florida Department of Law Enforcement chief Guy Tunnell. ...more

January 4, 2008

CARROLLWOOD The newly constructed Carrollwood Cultural Center, slated to open in early March, will be run by its biggest supporters. ...more

January 3, 2008

The issue is not a new one in Pasco County: A dirt road outside government jurisdiction falls into disrepair. Residents ask for a "one-time emergency fix." County commissioners consider paying to grade or pave the road. ...more

January 3, 2008

Editor's Note: We are republishing this letter to the editor due to an error. We apologize for the error. It is good that our county leaders are seeking sound suggestions for the future growth of our county. It would have been more significant if they had actually accepted and followed through on suggestions in the last five years. ...more

December 27, 2007

It is good that our county leaders are seeking sound suggestions for the future growth of our county. It would have been more significant if they had actually accepted and followed through on suggestions in the last five years. For instance, a number of citizens had pleaded for alternate arterial roads parallel to U.S. 27. There are still no through arterial roads unless you count the Sebring Parkway, which has a number of traffic lights, and is a number of years from completion north of Avon Park. Even the 2025-year bypass from south Sebring will stretch west into Hardee County and come back to U.S. 27 in Polk County. Great concern had been expressed about development in wetlands and flood-plains, to no avail. The recent decision to rebuild State Road 8 at twice the cost, because of the low-lying topography, apparently ignored that concern. Even after the county government bought a number of houses in that area due to flooding, the county commission approved another permit to build in Venus. The fact that some areas in this county are un-developable apparently is not a logical deterrent to development. The issue of conserving water run-off has been in the news recently, and the related agencies have expressed concern about employing a number of measures to achieve that goal. This includes preventing pollution of our lakes. Rain run-off must have a place (wetlands and flood plains) where it can be filtered into the aquifer. ...more

December 21, 2007

Hillsborough County school officials want parents to know their children may soon be turned away as the state's class-size amendment hits its final stage requiring caps on individual class sizes. ...more

December 12, 2007

Pasco County leaders on Thursday unanimously agreed to withdraw the maximum 15 percent, or $65 million, from a state investment pool as they wait for assurances that the fund can remain solvent. ...more

December 7, 2007

TAMPA - Clutching a mock-up of a sign that bears her father's name, Ronnee Harrison smiled and imagined his reaction to having an intersection he patrolled named in his honor. ...more

December 5, 2007

Pasco County leaders will stay the course on a troubled reclaimed reservoir project in Land O' Lakes despite concerns that proposed fixes may not work. ...more

December 5, 2007

Pasco County leaders again will consider spending an additional $4.1 million on a troubled reservoir project in Land O' Lakes, for a total $22.7 million. ...more

November 24, 2007