The year about to pass has presented everyone in our nation and state more than enough challenges. That said, better times will come, whether sooner or later. So we wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas and a day of joy and togetherness. ...more

December 23, 2009

The city's carbon footprint could soon be getting bigger. Tampa officials want to increase the amount of methanol they're allowed to use at the Howard F. Curren Wastewater Treatment Plant, a move environmental regulators say will double the level of hazardous air emissions coming from the facility. ...more

November 7, 2009

The Highlands County Historic Preservation Commission will take on a new project - putting historical artifacts on display in a public place - in mid July. ...more

June 28, 2009

After an unusually large number of spring breakers swarmed the small residential community of Sunset Beach this year, Treasure Island officials drew up an emergency ordinance prohibiting alcohol on the beach there. ...more

March 26, 2009

Temperatures could climb this weekend to near 80 degrees, tempting swimmers to make the most of the county's popular swimming areas. ...more

March 6, 2009

Much was made of "horizontal rhythms" of windows during a recent discussion of how a church day care might comply with an order to meet fire safety standards. ...more

February 4, 2009

Motorists are driving less and buying less gasoline, which means fuel taxes aren't raising enough money to keep pace with the cost of road, bridge and transit programs. ...more

January 2, 2009

In February, County Commission members suggested carving Pasco into exclusive service areas for the county's private garbage haulers. Since then we hadn't heard much of the idea. For a while, we were hoping the commissioners were merely pulling an April Fools' Day joke a few months early. ...more

December 6, 2008

The city needs volunteers to fill several vacancies on boards and commissions dealing with everything from nuisance properties to tax breaks for commercial developers. The Public Nuisance Abatement Board, a quasi-judicial body that deals with properties with a pattern of criminal activity, needs to fill one vacancy. ...more

December 5, 2008

Plans for continuous right-turn lanes along most of U.S. 19 in West Pasco left some county and city officials unhappy about a large gap in the New Port Richey area. ...more

November 15, 2008