County government, City Hall closed today Hernando County government offices and Brooksville City Hall will be closed today in observance of the Christmas holiday. ...more

December 25, 2009

Garbage pickup in the city of Avon Park over the Christmas period will be as follows: Usual pickup for Thursday, Dec. 24 will be on Wednesday, Dec. 23. Usual pickup for Friday, Dec. 25 will be on Thursday, Dec. 24. All other pickups remain the same. ...more

December 23, 2009

Items of interest at the Dec. 14 city commission meeting included: •The Florida Department of Transportation has agreed to add a turn/straight lane on northbound Alexander Street at Baker Street. A survey taken in September supported the need for an extra turn lane during times of high traffic flow. ...more

December 23, 2009

The Highlands County employee fired last Thursday for allegedly spilling diesel fuel at the county landfill has appealed his termination. ...more

November 17, 2009

Even as Pasco County officials try to chart a new course for Pasco, recycling remains on the back burner of strategic plan discussions. ...more

November 8, 2009

Even as county officials try to chart a new course for Pasco, recycling remains on the back burner of strategic plan discussions. ...more

November 4, 2009

The Avon Park City Council approved a $13.2 million tentative city budget for 2009-10 and a tentative tax rate unchanged from last year. ...more

September 16, 2009

A news article about the change in trash pickup days in Tarpon Springs in the June 27 North Pinellas edition of The Suncoast News, should have noted solid waste in the area west of Alt. 19 will be collected on Mondays and recyclable materials will be collected on Thursdays. ...more

July 4, 2009

At Tuesday's county commission meeting, Utilities Director Joe Stapf will outline an interlocal agreement with Pasco County that would allow the county to deal with its pending trash disposal problem. ...more

April 26, 2009

Dirt could be moving for the new landfill cell by early next month. ...more

March 25, 2009