With the reduction in revenue and property values during the current economic downturn, the Pasco County Commission will be required this summer to make some tough decisions as to what services we will offer next year, the level of service to be provided and how we will pay for those services. Based on letters to the editor, e-mails and one-on-one conversations with residents, we realize we need to do a better job of explaining to our citizens the budget decision process. ...more

March 29, 2009

A steady beep-beep-beep fills the air as men in fluorescent lime and orange construction vests maneuver front-end loaders, compactors and graders in a massive project to resolve a traffic bottleneck on a stretch of Gunn Highway. ...more

July 23, 2008

When Ridgewood High students return in August, they will find their school undergoing a two-story, $2.5 million expansion. ...more

July 11, 2008

West Pasco's two YMCAs will join in the International Day celebration on Jan. 30. The event, in its first year, will show local Y members the worldwide influence of the nonprofit organization, according to Mary Gentry Roberts, district vice president of West Pasco County YMCAs for the regional YMCA of the Suncoast office. ...more

January 23, 2008

A 17-foot handmade wooden kayak featuring an intricate ribbon of western red cedar planks and mahogany plywood would be a prized vessel for any paddling enthusiast. ...more

December 9, 2007

A 17-foot handmade wooden kayak featuring an intricate ribbon of western red cedar planks and mahogany plywood would be a prized vessel for any paddling enthusiast. ...more

December 6, 2007