Three years into a deal with state environmental officials, Pasco County has run into problems trying to upgrade its network of troubled sewage-treatment plants. ...more

March 22, 2009

In a rural North Florida town where the water tower bears the motto "Tiny but Proud," residents have a big secret: They give the cold, clear spring water that bubbles up from the aquifer below their soil to the nation's largest bottled-water company - for free. ...more

March 6, 2009

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February 24, 2009

Two veteran Pasco County deputies were fired Monday after an internal affairs investigation concluded they were slacking on the job, according to sheriff's office officials. ...more

January 28, 2009

Sickles junior Jason McDade was looking for a service project to earn Eagle Scout status when his sister's old glasses caught his attention. ...more

January 7, 2009

Sickles junior Jason McDade was looking for a service project to earn Eagle Scout status when his sister's old glasses caught his attention. ...more

January 7, 2009

Sickles junior Jason McDade was looking for a service project to earn Eagle Scout status when his sister's old glasses caught his attention. After about four months of research, promotions and a little crafting, McDade found himself with 533 pairs of glasses. He will donate them to the West Hillsboro Lions Club, which participates in Lions Club International eyeglasses recycling. ...more

December 31, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A social worker at Leto High School won a state award for her work with homeless students. ...more

December 17, 2008

In November, Dawn Grossman took her fourth-graders to Tallahassee. Last week, Tallahassee came to her fourth-grade class. ...more

December 17, 2008

For the most part, Tracy Brown and Michelle Westich, owners of the 1920s-era Mediterranean-style home on Willowick Avenue, lead private lives in the dwelling they have cared for and cherished for nearly a decade. ...more

November 26, 2008