With nearly 280 inmates sleeping in temporary bedding at Pasco jails, Sheriff Bob White was perturbed today by the latest delay in building a permanent jail addition. ...more

February 1, 2008

Voters sent a clear message Tuesday when they resoundingly approved a constitutional amendment that gives homeowners bigger tax breaks: They want lower tax bills, even at the expense of services. ...more

January 31, 2008

Three challengers have filed paperwork to run against longtime Pasco County Commissioner Ann Hildebrand, and Jack Mariano also has drawn opposition in his bid for re-election. ...more

January 30, 2008

Shocked But Not Awed Recently, Tampa Tribune articles would make us readers wonder why so many of our elected officials compete for the Pasco County "DUH" award since, in doing so, they bring ridicule upon themselves and their office in full view of us tax-paying serfs. ...more

January 30, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – The Sheriff's Office sought to rev up support today to buy seven traffic patrol motorcycles with Penny for Pasco revenue. ...more

January 22, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – As many as 70,000 low-income Pasco residents might be doing without medical care, the Pasco County Health Department director, Dr. David Johnson, told county commissioners today. ...more

January 22, 2008

Pasco County's code enforcement division long has relied on residents to police their neighborhoods and call attention to abandoned cars, errant signs and other unauthorized activity. ...more

January 11, 2008

Some Pasco County commissioners want to continue full speed ahead on the long-delayed plan to extend Ridge Road east to the Suncoast Parkway and beyond. ...more

January 8, 2008

Pasco County commissioners will turn to residents to suggest ways to tighten the belt more on the county budget during lean times. ...more

January 8, 2008

Numerous inquiries from nervous coastal residents have convinced the Pasco County Commission to try to set up a workshop on dozens of alleged violations of federal flood-zone regulations in West Pasco. ...more

December 22, 2007