Expressing hope for a new beginning, a board linking the University of South Florida with the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer Center & Research Institute named a new chief executive officer for the institute Friday. ...more

July 19, 2008

The Tampa Housing Authority on Tuesday began eviction proceedings against one of its own: longtime housing Commissioner Karen Peoples. ...more

July 16, 2008

It should be the culmination of a dream, buying and owning your first home. ...more

June 26, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The mosquito season is here and recent heavy rainfall in the Trinity and Hudson area is prompting action from the Pasco Mosquito Control District. Mosquitoes thrive on standing water to breed, and some isolated spots in West Pasco picked up as much as 4.5 inches of rain last week, according to Dennis Moore, the district's director. ...more

June 21, 2008

TAMPA — The struggle over the independence of the Byrd Alzheimer's center eased today when the institute's board agreed to an affiliation with the University of South Florida. Directors of the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute approved a plan to form a separate, seven-member board that would control the purse strings of the center and would include four USF representatives. The plan also would install USF health sciences Vice President Steve Klasko as the center's chief executive officer. ...more

June 20, 2008

She lost her city council seat but hasn't given up on politics. Former Vice Mayor Nancy Britton, who failed to win re-election in April, filed paperwork this week to challenge three-term incumbent Sandra "Sandy" Applefield for a seat on the Pasco County Mosquito Control Board in the Nov. 4 general elections. ...more

June 14, 2008

Mike Sparkman returned to office Monday night, sworn in to fill the Plant City Commission seat he last held in 2005. ...more

June 14, 2008

Mike Sparkman returned to office Monday night, sworn in to fill the Plant City Commission seat he last held in 2005. ...more

June 10, 2008

Commissioner Robert Brown received a plaque and glowing tributes from colleagues during Monday's commission meeting, the last of his three-year term. ...more

May 29, 2008

We have a nine-member board for our association. Should the president be voting on issues, or is he/she there to break a tie? ...more

May 22, 2008