With only 20 days left until the election, emotions are heating up in Spring Hill as voters prepare to cast a big vote on whether to keep their fire department under the rule of the county or make it independent. ...more

October 15, 2008

The state's lead environmental agency agrees with many points that Hernando County expects a judge to consider in the approval process for Progress Energy's proposed power lines. ...more

September 23, 2008

If the county worker who was fired for reportedly asking another county worker for sex has provided the county with an explanation, the county isn't releasing it to the media. ...more

September 13, 2008

Alabama's largest county appears headed for the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, a $3.2 billion mess created by the nation's credit crunch and a colossal, corruption-riddled sewer project. ...more

August 16, 2008

A narrow strip of land along the top of the Shoppes at New Tampa property has become a hurdle in the county's effort to extend State Road 56 across Wiregrass Ranch. ...more

August 16, 2008

A narrow strip of land along the top of the Shoppes at New Tampa has become a hurdle in the county's effort to extend State Road 56 across Wiregrass Ranch. County officials disagree with the road builders – Locust Branch LLC and the Meadow Pointe IV Community Development district -- over how to get access to about 10 feet along the northern edge of the plaza and who should do it. The strip of land wasn't in the original plans for the six-lane highway now under construction just east of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. It's needed to ensure crews can build S.R. 56 to its full width and provide the plaza with a new northern entrance ...more

August 15, 2008

Six years after the Pasco County Commission agreed to build a national tennis center in Wesley Chapel, the Tourist Development Council has signed off on a management agreement with Saddlebrook Resort. ...more

August 7, 2008

Six years after the Pasco County Commission agreed to build a national tennis center in Wesley Chapel, the Tourist Development Council has signed off on a management agreement with Saddlebrook Resort. ...more

August 6, 2008

The idea that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few ran into a roadblock Friday: individual property rights. ...more

August 2, 2008

A battle taking place in a Pasco County courtroom this week boils down to a struggle between fundamental American principals: individual property rights versus governmental responsibility. ...more

July 30, 2008