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The City of Brooksville firmly believes in the need to build a sidewalk on North Avenue. The city council discussed how to finance the next step at its most recent meeting. On Monday, Nov. 2, the council was presented with the findings from a survey conducted on the feasibility of the project, a sidewalk between Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Howell Avenue leading into the entrance to Hernando High School.
FOX 13's Charley Belcher joins Notre Dame Catholic School as they celebrate veterans with their Field of Honor event.
A balcony that once stretched across the front of the historic W.H. Gourley Building, until it was torn off in the 1980s, is coming back. Tarpon Springs’ Heritage Preservation Board unanimously granted owner Christy Howard a certificate of appropriateness to rebuild the full-width balcony at 155 E. Tarpon Ave. The project will return the downtown storefront to the look it had when it was built around 1905.
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Pasco County Fire Rescue has welcomed its first-ever mid-mount ladder truck, adding enhanced capabilities and improved access for emergency responses throughout the community. The new apparatus, designated 3 Truck, is assigned to the east side of Pasco County and is currently housed at Station 2...
Local Democrats are sounding the alarm over a potentially massive data center tucked inside a sprawling development plan proposed in Sumter County. “The Mable at Center Hill” Planned Unit Development (PUD) is currently under review. While much of the 124-page planning document details standard zoning, Democrats are pointing residents to a provision buried on page 53 that allows for heavy technological infrastructure.
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — Millions of dollars in state funding will be flowing to Citrus County to help protect and restore its waterways. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced the investment, aimed at improving water quality and preserving the areas natural resources. The work is especially important as manatee season approaches.
Hillsborough County had 61 more cases of dengue fever last week, according to the latest data from the State Department of Health. Pinellas County added 29 cases, and Pasco County added a pair of new cases as well. There were no new cases reported in Citrus, Manatee and Polk counties.
You’ll need both hands to count all the professional theater companies in the Tampa Bay area, those that pay their actors for their work, with staff and crew devoted 24/7 to the creation and production of comedies, dramas and musicals. By 2024 Graham Jones, a retired software designer and...
Exurban Hillsborough County voters elect first Democratic Socialist ever to the Florida Legislature. Host: The blue wave that rocked Congress and ended the superminority status for Democrats in Tallahassee may have skipped Sarasota and Manatee. But just north of the Manatee County line, three progressive Democrats won, turning one of them into the first Democratic Socialist ever in the state legislature. WSLR News reporter Noah Bookstein has highlights from the two campaigns that ousted Republican incumbents.
Sumter County commissioners agreed to forgive $42,275 in code-enforcement fines on two Lake Panasoffkee properties owned by Starley and Robert Ray Ard. A Thursday report by ClickOrlando said the family was stunned when it learned what had happened. Notices and Probate Delays. Darlene Ard told commissioners that violation notices went...
Career and Technical Education students across Sumter County spent the month of October stepping out of their classrooms to tour local manufacturing facilities, observe automated production lines, and explore skilled trade careers. Organized by the Sumter County School District’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Adult Education Department, the initiative...
WESLEY CHAPEL — The Shops at Wiregrass will kick off its annual Symphony in Lights celebration tonight, Saturday, Nov. 14, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. The opening celebration will feature more than 300,000 Christmas lights, a 300-drone holiday show, a tree-lighting countdown and Santa’s arrival aboard a Pasco County Fire Rescue truck.
The Pinellas County Superintendent is recommending delaying Tarpon Springs consolidation plans by a year, giving families more time to prepare. The School Board still has to give final approval.
Adults looking to explore their creativity can take advantage of a free monthly art program at Centennial Park Library in Holiday. The Pasco County Public Library Cooperative’s Adult Art Lab welcomes participants ages 18 and older, offering hands-on instruction, opportunities to experiment with different artistic techniques, and a chance to connect with other local artists.
Sumter County commissioners on Tuesday night cleared the way for apartments on the ground floor of four Lake Sumter Landing buildings, approving two land-use changes requested by The Villages Operating Company without a single dissenting vote. The board met Nov. 10 at the Gloria Rowe Hayward Sumter County Service Center...
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a Senior Traffic Safety Class later this month, and Villagers are encouraged to attend. The four-hour class will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20. It will be held at 7361 Powell Road, located at Pinellas Plaza in The Villages.
Some weekend plans start with a list, and the best ones end with a vintage bracelet for twelve dollars and a bag of custom Lego figures. Just northwest of Tampa, a sprawling market has handed out finds like that for decades. Families who shopped here as kids now bring their...
These 10 U.S. cities pair rising home values and rents with strong growth signals, a combination that could squeeze retirement budgets well before 2030.
On Tuesday, the Hillsborough County Commissioners voted on a countywide ban for the popular yet controversial herbal supplement, Kratom.
Top Florida officials will vote Tuesday whether to spend $20.5 million on a 30-acre property at the northern tip of Clearwater Beach, according to an agenda for the upcoming Cabinet meeting.