The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given the go-ahead for construction to begin on a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic planned for Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park. ...more

March 20, 2009

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given the go-ahead for construction to begin on a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic that will be built in Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park. FEMA sent an approval letter Wednesday to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the office of state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, reported. ...more

March 19, 2009

Saturday is the American Red Cross National Day of Giving and volunteers with the local American Red Cross branch will be at Lakeshore Mall from noon to 4 p.m. to accept donations. ...more

December 12, 2008

An unsettling sense of the past repeating itself pervaded this city Wednesday as Gustav crept this way through the Caribbean, two days before Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary. ...more

August 28, 2008

Even though Tropical Storm Fay veered away from Pasco County – twice – last week, the storm still cost the county about $60,000 in expenses, county commissioners learned today. No property damage has been reported to the county, James Martin, Pasco's director of emergency management, told commissioners at their meeting this morning. ...more

August 27, 2008

The second day of school is set to be a snoozer for teachers and students at Hernando County schools. ...more

August 19, 2008

The Highlands County Commission has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 18, 2008

Neither County officials nor the National Weather Service knows exactly what to expect from Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 18, 2008

Public schools throughout Highlands County will be closed Tuesday as the county braces for Tropical Storm Fay. Two of those schools, including Woodlawn Elementary in Sebring and Lake Placid High School, will be activated at 6 p.m. Monday as hurricane shelters, Highlands County Emergency Operations director Bill Nichols said Sunday. The county will also open the Avon Park Recreational Center for shelter. The County Board of Commissioners will hold an emergency meeting at 8 a.m. Monday to decide if other county services will be halted Tuesday, when Fay is expected to pass through Highlands County. National Weather Service projections indicate that the eye will go over Hardee County. ...more

August 17, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - One hint that the Pasco County School District's computer system was at risk came during the 2004 hurricane season when a leaky roof forced the district to shut down its mainframe computer system and cover equipment with plastic sheeting. ...more

July 2, 2008