LAND O' LAKES - They all have lengthy resumes filled with professional accomplishments and community involvement. ...more

August 10, 2008

We criticize Tampa Bay Water, the Clearwater-based regional drinking water utility to which Pasco County and New Port Richey belong, when it has problems. So we thought we'd point out an area in which it is headed in the right direction. ...more

July 30, 2008

Tampa Bay Water is poised to provide for future needs as more people move to the area and demands continue to grow, the regional authority's general manager told Pasco County officials. ...more

July 25, 2008

Tampa Bay Water is poised to provide for future needs as more people move to the area and demands continue to grow, the regional authority's general manager told Pasco County officials. Gerald Seeber, who addressed the board at a meeting this week in New Port Richey, said Tampa Bay Water has reduced groundwater pumping significantly since 2002, in part because of increased collections of surface water from rivers and better production at a desalination plant in Apollo Beach. ...more

July 24, 2008

TRINITY -- Following the nationwide trend of environmentally responsible building, Trinity's Longleaf Community has been named the Greater Tampa area's first "Green Development" by the Florida Green Building Coalition. The designation was bestowed on May 14 and makes Longleaf only the eighth development in the state to attain the eco-friendly status. ...more

July 9, 2008

A woman talking on a cell phone Monday rammed her sport utility vehicle into the rear of a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus stopped to pick up and let off passengers, a PSTA spokesman said. ...more

July 8, 2008

Ever since 1937, when Jay B. Starkey Sr. acquired 16,000 of pastureland and started a ranch, the Starkey family has been one of Pasco County's leading benefactors, investing and reinvesting money, land and personal time to the betterment of the community. ...more

July 5, 2008

Not long ago, it looked as if Morton Plant Mease North Bay Hospital was going to be left holding the short stick. Both it and Community Hospital of New Port Richey wanted to leave their longtime homes in New Port Richey for the booming Trinity area of southwestern Pasco County. State regulators approved the Community Hospital move but said no to North Bay. At the time, Trinity seemed to have unlimited growth potential, thanks to its rural atmosphere but proximity to jobs in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area. It was definitely seen as the place to be. ...more

June 28, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Ever since 1937, when Jay B. Starkey Sr. acquired 16,000 of pastureland and started a ranch, the Starkey family has been one of Pasco County's leading benefactors, investing and reinvesting money, land and personal time to the betterment of the community. Jay B. Starkey Jr. and wife Marsha recently continued that family tradition by pledging $1 million to the expansion of Morton Plant North Bay Hospital. ...more

June 27, 2008

A royal high tea was held Thursday at the Dade City Woman's Club in honor of the American Red Cross. Another tea was scheduled for Wednesday at Champions Club in Trinity. The teas were hosted by Red Cross board members Kathryn Starkey and Diane Heiler to benefit the Pasco County branch of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross. Guests heard about Red Cross services and were encouraged to help form a Red Cross auxiliary in the Pasco area. ...more

June 27, 2008