With foreclosures threatening to put more families on the streets, community leaders have been working on a long-range plan to curb homelessness. ...more

March 11, 2009

With foreclosures threatening to throw still more families out onto the streets, Pasco leaders opened the door this week on a long-range plan to end the homeless problem. As a first step, a Florida Housing Help Workshop on March 14 will reach out to residents facing foreclosure, the Rev. Dan Campbell, president of the Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County, told county commissioners. With a foreclosure rate of about 9 percent and other factors, Pasco meets the definition of a distressed county, Campbell, pastor of Community United Methodist Church of Holiday, said. ...more

March 4, 2009

With foreclosures threatening to throw still more families out onto the streets, Pasco leaders today elaborated on efforts to end the homeless problem. ...more

February 24, 2009

BUSINESS NOTES NATIONAL COMPANY NAMES LOCAL VP: Shared Health, a company that creates, sells and supports Web-based applications for clinicians who want to share the medical information of patients in their network, appointed Adnana Khalil of Brandon as vice president of technology and chief information officer. Khalil recently served as executive vice president of technology, chief technology officer and chief information officer at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions and previously was the director of corporate technologies at WEBMD Corporation. ...more

February 4, 2009

A few years ago, only a dozen people attended the dwindling United Methodist church in Ridge Manor. ...more

December 13, 2008

Everyone is aware of the Salvation Army's "Toys for Tots" campaign, which supplies toys to younger children each year, but what about teenagers? ...more

December 13, 2008

State Sen. Mike Fasano has donated $40,000 in leftover campaign funds from the 2008 general election to numerous nonprofit agencies and charities. ...more

November 26, 2008

State Sen. Mike Fasano is making good on his promise to give his leftover campaign funds to charity. ...more

November 18, 2008

Although Pasco County's shelters, food banks, churches and nonprofit organizations may serve different populations, one thing they have in common this time of year is a need for donations. ...more

November 15, 2008

Ridge Manor Church To Host Murder-Mystery Dinner RIDGE MANOR - Ridge Manor Community United Methodist Church will host a Murder Mystery Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the church located at 34350 Cortez Blvd. The theme will be a Western dude ranch, and Western attire will be welcomed. Ticket cost is $7 per person. For tickets or more information, call 352-583-0797. ...more

January 22, 2008