Residents who have paid their utility bills on time for the past two years could be getting a deposit refund under a proposal being considered by the city commission. ...more

August 23, 2008

It's a privilege enjoyed by those who dutifully pay their utility bills on time and don't forget to make a final payment before moving away: a deposit refund. ...more

August 14, 2008

When people think of the word "homeless," they typically don't think of all the things that have to remain constant while a family is losing its home - going to school, catching the bus and completing homework, for example. ...more

August 1, 2008

When people think of the word "homeless," they typically don't think of all the things that have to remain constant while a family is losing its home — going to school, catching the bus and completing homework, for example. ...more

July 31, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco High's search for a boys basketball coach ended Tuesday when James Derek Heard was hired to replace Poncho Broner, who stepped down after eight seasons and leading the Pirates to the program's eighth district title. ...more

July 16, 2008

Although he was at one time interested in coaching the boys basketball team at Pasco, John Edwards says he is staying put as the Pirates' girls coach. ...more

June 13, 2008

AVON PARK — Verbal barbs were hurled around the chamber during Monday's council meeting after negotiations stalled on plans to rezone a former nursery located near the Avon Park Executive Airport. It culminated into Airport Community Development Agency Advisory Board member Jim Renfro leaving the meeting after he was interrupted by attorney Warwick "Bud" Furr, who represents Roland Dilley. Dilley has been trying unsuccessfully to develop a plot of land that lies inside the airport's runway protection zone. ...more

June 10, 2008

Local parents may not want to go back-to-school shopping before July 29. ...more

June 8, 2008

The city bus system that has struggled to attract customers since it was launched with a federal grant eight years ago will terminate service at the end of the month. ...more

June 4, 2008

Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee no longer has to sit down at a bargaining table to determine his deputies' salaries. ...more

May 24, 2008