Faced with a mountain of overtime debt, officials in this small, east Pasco County municipality have come up with a novel approach to compensate workers: offering them plots in the city's cemetery. ...more

May 29, 2008

Astrology bugs Randall Nagy. "I don't know how the zodiac can be so accurate," he said while sitting beside the pool in his New Port Richey home. "It annoys me." Annoying though it may be, you can be sure Nagy knows something about it. ...more

May 20, 2008

The PGA Tour thrives on trends. It loves pointing out tendencies. Heading into this week's Players Championship, it was quick to note that eight of the year's winners, and five of the past six, have been 20-somethings, surely signaling the arrival of an exciting new era. ...more

May 10, 2008

The price tag for Spring Hill's fire station off Whitewood Avenue would go up another $25,880 if county commissioners today approve no less than four new change orders from the contractor doing renovations on the facility. ...more

February 26, 2008

The price tag for Spring Hill's fire station off Whitewood Avenue would go up another $25,880 if county commissioners today approve no less than four new change orders from the contractor doing renovations on the facility. ...more

February 25, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - When the trivia question pops up years from now asking who scored the first points inside the Academy at the Lakes gym, the answer might be a bit unusual. ...more

February 22, 2008

Highlands County Commissioner Guy Maxcy wants his fellow commissioners to consider an economic stimulus package for the local business community. We like that idea, and are game for anything that eases the desperate situation a growing number of businesses are in. We fear, though, that there is little that can be done on this level. Let's hope that isn't the case. ...more

February 20, 2008

SEBRING — With a few exceptions, the white cards came up only once or twice for each steer and heifer that came through the midway Thursday night. On average, the 37 steer sold for about $2.46 per pound, with $2 being the starting bid. The auction's 22 heifers sold for and average of $1.73 a pound, while its 91 pigs cashed in an average of $2.69 per pound. Organizers said this is a drop from last year's prices, even though the data from last year was not available Thursday night. "It's the economy," said Brian Trimble, who has been the auctioneer for the fair's livestock sale the past five years. ...more

February 16, 2008

Sunshine Law Violation A letter to fire commissioners suggesting how they should vote, who they should vote for and asking them to expedite the selection process seems to me to violate the very concept of the "Government in the Sunshine" laws. ...more

February 15, 2008

The Lightning are finally going Hollywood. Movie and television producer Oren Koules and his partners with OK Hockey - believed to include as many as eight members - announced Wednesday they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to buy the team from Detroit-based Palace Sports and Entertainment. The deal includes the team, the lease agreement for the St. Pete Times Forum and 5.5 acres of adjacent land. Although no price tag was part of the announcement, the deal is believed to be worth between $200 million and $210 million. The first purchase attempt by Absolute Hockey in August was believed to be worth $206 million. ...more

February 14, 2008