The Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail, 34 miles of former railroad right of way, began as a vision of Bert Vallery in 1983. Vallery, a Pinellas County resident, was inspired to promote a safe area for bicyclists, strollers and joggers after his son died in a bicycle accident. ...more

October 24, 2009

It was getting on in the afternoon when Jim Norman finally cut to the chase and summed up the situation with some accuracy. ...more

October 23, 2009

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is the latest state agency to review a controversial 1 percent pay raise that Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean and County Attorney Renee Lee approved for themselves. ...more

October 22, 2009

A pediatric dentist who has worked to help improve the lives of families in the area west of the University of South Florida took top honors at an Oct. 13 dinner. ...more

October 21, 2009

Incumbent County Commissioner Dave Russell pre-qualified with the county supervisor of elections office Thursday to run again in 2010 for his District 4 seat. ...more

October 9, 2009

Pasco County commissioners' 2009-10 budget kicked in Thursday, and that means the clock is ticking for dozens of county employees who will get pink slips or buyouts in the next two weeks. This will be the first time county officials have let go large numbers of workers to save money. Commissioners spent all summer closing a $36-million budget gap, partly by reducing their staff. ...more

October 2, 2009

I don't have a problem with volunteering, but if the state would make our county commissioners volunteer their time too, and give Hernando County that money saved, we would be way ahead of the game. ...more

September 24, 2009

Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean does not seem to understand the intertwined concepts of propriety, economics and accountability to proper authority. ...more

September 24, 2009

The investigation into Brooksville's department of public works director remains incomplete. ...more

September 6, 2009

Investigation continues into city's DPW director BROOKSVILLE - The investigation is still ongoing into Brooksville's public works director. ...more

August 22, 2009