For decades, people who couldn't be identified or who died with no money for their funerals were left for the county to bury. ...more

September 17, 2009

Eight local business owners have signed a charter stating that small business is important to the community, said Randy Jordon, owner of Jordon & Son Jewelers. ...more

March 6, 2009

The owner of a funeral home who was directed by the state last week to bring her embalming operations to a halt is holding a press conference this afternoon. ...more

January 28, 2009

Responding to complaints from two families, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has ordered a St. Petersburg funeral home to immediately cease any services involving embalming or refrigeration. Sink issued the order last week against the Morning Glory Funeral Chapel of St. Petersburg, 3301 5th Ave. S. ...more

January 26, 2009

On behalf of VFW Post 4300 Honor Guard, thank you Ron Weidner and your veterans group for your donation toward our van fund. As you are aware, the honor guard is not a funded organization, therefore we rely upon donations from organizations such as yours and others. ...more

December 13, 2008

The U.S. military's main combat hospital in Iraq is increasingly treating Iraqis. As the numbers of wounded American troops have fallen, the hospital is now saving the lives of a remarkable 93 percent of Iraqis who come with devastating injuries. ...more

October 2, 2008

Evelyn Williams felt pangs of disgust as she headed east on Interstate 10 Saturday, fleeing Hurricane Gustav. ...more

September 2, 2008

This latest hurricane, Gustav, has brought back the dread the Fontenot family felt when they were forced to evacuate New Orleans. ...more

September 1, 2008

Pasco County once had a host of benevolent organizations that were responsible for teaching, maintaining rituals, socialization and transferring customs from one generation to another. Some were Masonic in nature and some were purely social. They aimed to build stronger communities by developing responsible men and women. ...more

July 26, 2008

TAMPA - Radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem offered today 30 minutes of free airtime to a conservative Christian group that protests homosexuality at soldiers' funerals. Clem invited Shirley Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., to appear on his morning broadcast in exchange for Phelps' promise not to protest during the Jacksonville funeral of Spc. Quincy J. Green, who died Monday in Iraq. ...more

June 12, 2008