More than 200 volunteers removed 880 pounds of trash and debris from the Fort De Soto county park near Tierra Verde last week. ...more

September 26, 2009

More than 200 volunteers packed into Fort DeSoto County Park Saturday to remove 880 pounds of discarded trash and debris. ...more

September 23, 2009

Their missions, once they choose to accept them, are something like this: ...more

September 8, 2008

Pinellas County has some important hiring decisions to make as it fills a couple of important slots: superintendent of schools and county administrator. ...more

September 5, 2008

Admitting they underestimated what it would take to transform millions of gallons of estuary water into something people can drink, Tampa Bay Water officials last week cut the ribbon for a second time on North America's largest desalination plant. ...more

January 31, 2008

It's now up to the state whether 42 miles of the Alafia River should be held up to higher water-quality standards. ...more

December 17, 2007

Pinellas County commissioners on Tuesday night cleared the way for bigger hotels on the beachfront. ...more

October 17, 2007

The party's over at Shell Key. Pinellas County commissioners on Tuesday adopted an updated management plan that bans dogs and alcohol and restricts overnight camping on the undeveloped barrier island, long a destination for local boaters. ...more

October 3, 2007

CLEARWATER - Pinellas County commissioners this afternoon unanimously approved banning dogs and alcohol on Shell Key, an ecologically fragile island where officials say partying by boaters has gotten out of hand. ...more

October 2, 2007

Susan Churuti is out as Pinellas county attorney. County Administrator Steve Spratt has no room for error after controversial land deal that prompted Churuti's ouster. ...more

September 10, 2007