A murder defendant in central Florida wants tax dollars to pay for the removal of a bullet from his grown because he says it will help in his defense. ...more

May 31, 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

The "grapevine" is a wonderful instrument, quite similar to the telephone. You can get all kinds of information that you don't normally get anywhere else. For instance, I heard on the "grapevine" that they are going to cut county employees hours to save more money for other government pork jobs. ...more

April 29, 2009

A pregnant waitress at the Scoreboard lounge and four other people were taken to area hospitals after a vehicle crashed into the lounge Thursday afternoon near Highway 92 and Williams Road in Hillsborough County. ...more

April 23, 2009

Changes made at a homeless camp in Hudson should satisfy a judge at a hearing today about county citations for zoning and building code violations, an attorney representing Elisha Ministries said. ...more

April 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - For years, the Mount Carmel Cemetery sat at the heart of Ehren, a bustling sawmill town with two churches. The last body was placed in the ground in the 1950s, long after the mill burned down. Over time, the community of Ehren faded away and the cemetery fell into disrepair. ...more

April 1, 2009

Changes made at a homeless camp in Hudson should satisfy a judge at an April 1 hearing about county citations for zoning and building code violations, an attorney representing Elisha Ministries said. Beverly Barnett, a member of the Waller & Mitchell & Barnett law firm, said she has been representing the Elisha charitable organization pro bono since December when the facility first ran afoul of county inspectors. ...more

April 1, 2009

If something we read recently is correct, then the old saw about the Chinese ideogram for the word crisis being made up of one element denoting danger and the other opportunity is wrong. Regardless, Pasco County is facing a bit of a budget crisis because of falling revenue. So while the county's taxing and spending status quo appears in danger, Pasco officials are taking the opportunity to take a look at how Pasco will change over the next few years and how county government will fit into that change. ...more

April 1, 2009

Residents of Sun City Center question members of a Beautification Taskforce during a membership meeting at Community Hall. ...more

March 31, 2009

With a $28.8 million drop in revenue expected in the next fiscal year, Pasco County officials are asking the public to weigh in on the county's future during a series of two-hour meetings beginning today. The meetings will address ways to make local government more efficient, while touching on future planning, economic development and other issues. "Some of these decisions are being heightened by the [property tax] shortfall," said Mike Nurrenbrock, director of the county's office of management and budget. "Some of the questions are: If we need to reduce services, which ones? And what affect will that have? ...more

March 30, 2009