Sam Steffey, Pasco County's chief planner, will retire in less than 60 days, leaving the county's Growth Management department without a leader as Pasco County embarks on major changes to how it conducts business. ...more

March 7, 2009

HSBC Finance Corp., a unit of banking giant HSBC Holdings plc, will shut six Suncoast lending offices, including one in West Pasco, as it pulls out of the U.S. consumer lending business. ...more

March 6, 2009

A judge has ruled against a former Pasco County sheriff's deputy who claimed he was improperly fired from the agency. ...more

March 5, 2009

Kids might disagree, but to be perfectly candid, the Tooth Fairy is overrated. ...more

March 4, 2009

Kids might disagree, but to be perfectly candid, the Tooth Fairy is overrated. What else can you say about someone who is only interested in children's teeth after it's too late, and then only thinks they're worth small change? What else can you say about someone who is only interested in children's teeth after it's too late, and then only thinks they're worth small change? The West Pasco Dental Association, on the other hand, is concerned about children's dental health, and it proved it once again by participating in the sixth annual Give Kids a Smile program. ...more

March 4, 2009

It doesn't look like much yet, but there's something growing out in front of Peace Hall, on an irregular shaped patch of ground defined by a rail fence. Inside the fenced-in area, hand-painted signs identify the sprigs already emerging from the ground in places and proclaim what the still-bare patches of dirt will soon yield. If all goes as planned, nearly two-dozen varieties of fruit, vegetables and herbs will soon grow in the tight little space across the street from Sims Park. ...more

March 4, 2009

County officials are wishing happy trails to West Pasco pedestrians, bicyclists and exercisers. ...more

February 25, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's Deputy Edward Tucker opened his front door at 6 a.m. Jan. 26. ...more

February 25, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's Deputy Edward Tucker opened his front door at 6 a.m. Jan. 26. ...more

February 24, 2009

Plummeting property values and falling state funding have blown a $30 million hole in Pasco County's budget for next year, county officials said last week. ...more

February 22, 2009