Some made your standard scarecrow. And then there was Fred Astaire, the dashing dancer, a baby scarecrow and even teenage scarecrows. Folks stuffed and created all ilks at Saturday's Scarecrow Festival in Dade City. The event was sponsored by Dade City Main Street Inc. and folks could create a scarecrow for 50 cents. ...more

October 15, 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 15, 2008

Pasco residents are fortunate to have a county commission that works well together. Teamwork will be needed to tackle the economic challenges facing the county, which for too long has relied upon residential building and sends nearly half its workforce to other counties for jobs. ...more

October 13, 2008

Video magnifiers will help visually impaired voters cast ballots at all early voting sites beginning Oct. 20. ...more

October 12, 2008

The East Pasco YMCA unveiled new equipment, a new floor and an expanded workout room this week. ...more

October 9, 2008

When Bill Blanchard was through speaking to officials with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, more than 100 people, many of them wearing red "Vote NO Landfill" T-shirts, stood and applauded. ...more

September 25, 2008

The publishing trend toward graphic novels has resulted in a corresponding trend at Pasco County libraries. ...more

September 18, 2008

County Commissioner Ted Schrader of San Antonio held off challenger John Nicolette on Tuesday in a closely watched Republican primary marked by low voter turnout. ...more

August 27, 2008

Pasco County officials recently unveiled plans to extend bus routes to the Moon Lake area by 2010. ...more

August 27, 2008

With county officials pinching pennies in the post-Amendment No. 1 budget, the revenue from the Penny for Pasco sales tax will be a welcome sight. ...more

August 24, 2008