BOYS CROSS COUNTRY A fourth-place finish from Matt Lambert helps Sharks to third place, while Bears come fourth in Mitchell Invitational. ...more

September 27, 2008

County commissioners, acting as the county's Local Planning Agency, gave a green light to plans for Starkey Ranch, the development planned by brothers Frank and Trey Starkey on land their family has owned since the 1930s. ...more

August 28, 2008

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is offering grants to encourage conservation and other responsible uses of water resources. ...more

July 24, 2008

A plan to connect Pasco County's public lands and protect wildlife met with opposition Tuesday. ...more

July 9, 2008

Jay B. and Marsha Starkey have pledged $1 million toward the Morton Plant North Bay Hospital expansion. ...more

June 27, 2008

Portions of a 2,980-acre preserve in central Pasco soon will be open to the public for hiking, biking and other recreation. ...more

June 26, 2008

For several local home-schooled children, Starkey Environmental Education Center in Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park is kind of a "school away from school." ...more

June 22, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY For several local home-schooled children, Starkey Environmental Education Center in Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park is kind of a "school away from school." Hardly a week goes by that NPR Homeschoolers, a community organization of home schooling families, doesn't have some sort of a session at the center, usually tapping recreation leader Katie Mac Millen's vast knowledge of nature. Some weeks they are at the park more than once. They even have the occasional overnight event. ...more

June 14, 2008

Recreation director imparts the wonders of nature ...more

June 7, 2008

Katie Mac Millen never stops teaching. Even walking a short distance through a field with her can be an educational experience. ...more

June 7, 2008