The term "toy drive" will take on whole new meaning Nov. 28, when NASCAR driver and Zephyrhills native David Reutimann hosts an annual charity event that this year will benefit Toys for Tots of Wesley Chapel and Zephyrhills. ...more

November 27, 2008

City Councilman Manny Funes' first order of business: giving away money. ...more

November 26, 2008

Tuesday's city council special election was the last item on a two-page ballot, and 20 percent of city voters left it blank. The race saw minimal campaigning and no buzz. ...more

November 8, 2008

Pasco County government offices, courts, community centers and libraries will be closed Tuesday for Veterans Day. ...more

November 8, 2008

After years of accumulating money for downtown redevelopment, Dade City city commissioners expect to vote this month on whether to spend some of those funds to install decorative streetlights downtown. ...more

November 6, 2008

The heart of the campaign season brings lots of questions, some terrific, some irrelevant, most of them pertaining to the issues at hand. Consider the race for Pasco County schools superintendent, in which two bright, accomplished and politically savvy candidates are in a showdown over nothing less than the trajectory of public education in Florida's 11th-largest school district. ...more

October 24, 2008

Visionaries in the past have pictured people getting around town in their own personal helicopters or flying here and there with James Bond-style jet packs strapped to their backs. ...more

October 24, 2008

As early voting began Monday, Pasco County residents experienced long lines at many of the seven early voting locations around the county. At some locations, such as the New River Library in Wesley Chapel near Zephyrhills, the line was out the door. ...more

October 22, 2008

As early voting began today, Pasco County residents experienced long lines at many of the seven early voting locations around the county. At some locations, such as the New River Library in Wesley Chapel near Zephyrhills, the line was out the door. "[Turnout] is way higher than anyone anticipated," Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley said. About 30,000 Pasco County residents voted early in 2004 and Corley said he expects to top that number this year. ...more

October 20, 2008

The spirit of Elvis is not dead, and the October Rocks for Habitat fundraiser is ready to prove it. ...more

October 18, 2008