Longtime City Commissioner Bill Dennis, who will take his familiar seat on the dais next month, said he is re-entering the political arena for one reason: to do what's best for Dade City. ...more

November 12, 2009

City Attorney Karla Owens is resigning her position as the city's planning director and will remain with the city as a part-time city attorney. ...more

November 5, 2009

City Commissioner Steve Van Gorden announced Tuesday night he will resign his seat after the Nov. 10 commission meeting. ...more

October 28, 2009

The city's Price Park could be getting a $195,000 makeover courtesy of the state of Florida. ...more

September 11, 2009

For decades, it has been the city's worst eyesore. The old Kash n' Karry shopping center on the U.S. 98 Bypass was a magnet for vagrants, and city officials were powerless to do anything about it. ...more

July 20, 2009

Real estate developer Douglas Weiland, who is trying to stave off a $21.5 million foreclosure lawsuit, got a reprieve last week when county commissioners agreed to let him mine a 135-acre parcel in Dade City for fill dirt to sell for two major road projects. ...more

March 29, 2009

Former sanitation director Norman Graham tried for months to appeal his 2008 firing, so city officials were perplexed when he and his attorney were no-shows for the 1 p.m. hearing Thursday. ...more

March 27, 2009

Dade City will see a 50 percent increase in freight train traffic even if the state's commuter rail deal with CSX falls apart, a rail executive told city commissioners. ...more

March 26, 2009

Fair warning Dade City - you might want to turn down your boom boxes, put away that table saw and wait a little later to crank up those lawn mowers. The city commission voted unanimously Tuesday to update its 35-year-old noise ordinance. ...more

March 12, 2009

Fair warning Dade City – you might want to turn down your boom boxes, put away that table saws and wait a little later to crank up those lawn mowers. The city commission voted unanimously Tuesday to update its 35-year-old noise ordinance. Dade City police have had a noise meter for years, but City Attorney Karla Owens said the old ordinance was so outdated it couldn't legally be enforced. ...more

March 11, 2009