Universities and colleges are still waiting for tuition payments for thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who attended school last fall under the new GI Bill, leaving the veterans panicked that they'll be unable to return to class in January. ...more

December 23, 2009

Crist responds to Rasmussen poll Gov. Charlie Crist responded Wednesday morning to questions about the latest Rasmussen poll, showing him in a 43-43 tie with Marco Rubio in the race for U.S. Senate. ...more

December 20, 2009

County administrator Pat Bean survived her annual evaluation today with her job intact but at the end of what one commissioner called a "short rope" that could be jerked if she doesn't improve her performance. Commissioner Mark Sharpe received no support for a motion he made to fire Bean and fill her position by a coalition of her assistant county administrators until the job could be filled permanently. ...more

December 16, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist signed Florida's passenger rail bill into law this morning in ceremonies in Tampa and three other cities while delivering the message that new rail equals thousands of new jobs. ...more

December 16, 2009

Health department cancels Friday walk-in clinic services SPRING HILL - The Hernando County Health Department will no longer offer "walk-in" primary care services on Fridays beginning Dec. 11 at its Spring Hill clinic location. ...more

December 5, 2009

Amtrak lost money on 41 of its 45 train lines in 2008, including a $145.23 per passenger loss on the Silver Star that serves Tampa on its New York-Miami run, a Pew Charitable Trusts research group reported Tuesday. ...more

October 28, 2009

Amtrak lost money on 41 of its 45 train lines in 2008, including a $145.23 per passenger loss on the Silver Star that serves Tampa on its New York-Miami run, a Pew Charitable Trusts research group reported Tuesday. ...more

October 27, 2009

Between the hours of 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, Meadors Construction will be making waterline improvements on Eldridge Road in front of the Eldridge Water Plant. ...more

February 14, 2009

Local singers, dancers, actors and musicians who star in Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center productions are rallying to keep the center alive and kicking. This year the city's Cultural Services Department found its state grant support for public events cut by $5,000, to slightly less than $9,000, said Gen Haley, city cultural and civic services marketing assistant. Next year looks even bleaker, she said. ...more

January 31, 2009

Although regional water supply levels are low, city residents continue to violate outdoor water use restrictions, Tampa Water Department officials say. Water enforcement officers have written an average of six water-use violation citations a day since the beginning of January. Violating Tampa's water-use restrictions could result in fines ranging from $100 to $450 and a mandatory court appearance. ...more

January 21, 2009