Saying Monday afternoon Plant City expects a "direct hit" from Fay, Mayor Rick Lott announced all municipal departments are preparing to deal with anticipated 60 mph winds and the storm's aftermath. City hall and all municipal offices will be closed Tuesday, Lott said. ...more

August 18, 2008

An apparent consensus of the city council to stop putting fluoride in the city's water supply is something to smile about or not, depending on whom you ask. ...more

August 14, 2008

Port Richey council members repealed the 10-percent utility tax that had been on the books since the 1960s. ...more

July 23, 2008

Port Richey council members will vote tomorrow whether to repeal a utility tax. ...more

July 21, 2008

The plan by Lowe's to construct one of its home improvement warehouse stores on 18.7 acres along U.S. 19 moved closer to fruition this week. ...more

July 5, 2008

After decades of relying on its larger and more prosperous neighbor for much of its drinking water, this tiny waterfront city has declared aquatic independence. ...more

June 28, 2008

In the 1971 film "The Last Picture Show," the only movie theater in a small Texas town closes, never to reopen. ...more

June 28, 2008

A tardy and fitful start to the summer rainy season and a dry end of spring mean the Hillsborough River is lower than it should be at this time in June, and Tampa water customers will see a small bump in bills because of it. ...more

June 20, 2008

Less than 50 cents a month. That's how much extra city residents and business owners would have been paying under a proposal to increase the annual street-lighting fee by 22 percent this year. ...more

June 19, 2008

City residents don't have to throw their junk mail in the trash anymore. Now they can chuck it into their recycling bins. ...more

June 19, 2008