Seven inmates at the Pinellas County Jail have tested positive for swine flu, officials said Thursday. ...more

July 31, 2009

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given the go-ahead for construction to begin on a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic planned for Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park. ...more

March 20, 2009

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given the go-ahead for construction to begin on a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic that will be built in Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park. FEMA sent an approval letter Wednesday to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the office of state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, reported. ...more

March 19, 2009

Highlands County commissioners voted unanimously last week to confirm the appointment of Robert Palussek as administrator of the Highlands County Health Department. ...more

December 13, 2008

The dangers were everywhere: medicine bottles left on a counter, a hot pot on the stove and toys by the stairs. ...more

October 11, 2007