Some downtown merchants have petitioned for an increased police presence downtown, but Police Chief Bill McDaniel said a plan is already in the works. ...more

August 27, 2008

The old Gobblers have won many battles, but they may have lost the war to create a public library in the former Turkey Creek High. ...more

August 23, 2008

Family and friends of the late Army Spc. Cody Grater are $2,000 closer toward their goal of building a skateboard ramp in the veteran's honor. ...more

August 6, 2008

Family and friends of the late Army Spc. Cody Grater are $2,000 closer toward their goal of building a skateboard ramp in the veteran's honor at Pioneer Park. ...more

August 6, 2008

Jim Weatherford believes in recycling, especially water. That is why he has worked for two years to bring reclaimed water to the Lumsden Trace subdivision, where he lives. ...more

August 6, 2008

They look like giant hot dog buns jutting into the surf. They're designed to safeguard Upham Beach from erosion and protect the coastline condos from floods and hurricanes. ...more

July 6, 2008

Construction is not expected to begin for months, but when the $3.7 million expansion of the Oscar Cooler Sports Complex is complete, it will usher in a new recreational era for Lutz kids. ...more

May 10, 2008

Leave it to Florida Department of Community Affairs Secretary Tom Pelham to come up with a way to reform growth planning without the impossible demands of Hometown Democracy. ...more

February 16, 2008

The single-member district proposal which is being circulated would greatly diminish the power of every voter in our county. I urge all county residents to vigorously oppose the petition drive by not signing it and if it makes it to the ballot, vote "no"! ...more

January 27, 2008

Florida Hometown Democracy, the amendment that promised to let residents control growth in their communities, is in trouble because of a business-backed group's last-minute petition drive. ...more

January 26, 2008