By Kyle LoJacono klojacono@cnewspubs.com When construction on Connerton started in 2004 there were grand visions for future growth in Central Pasco County. Up to 8,500 homes were to...
A Mother’s Day bouquet
Sons and daughters share their favorite memories of Mom Mr. Blue Eyes Lynn Duriez, 42, a maintenance worker for Pasco public schools has many happy memories of...
Rate hearing set for Mad Hatter customers
By B.C. Manion bcmanion@cnewspubs.com A rate increase is in store for customers of Mad Hatter Utility, who can voice their opinions at a public hearing on May...
Wesley Chapel senior attracts major art scholarships
By B.C. Manion bcmanion@cnewspubs.com She’s just heading to college and already Elizabeth Fox, who is graduating from Wesley Chapel High, has made an agonizing choice. She had to...
Chalk Talk for May 9
Seeking healthy student recipes The Hillsborough County public school district and student nutrition services are sponsoring the Cook It Up! K-12 Student Recipe Challenge. District students are...
Soccer clubs sign intent to merge
Major hurdles still remain By Kyle LoJacono klojacono@cnewspubs.com Two of Tampa Bay’s most popular youth soccer programs have agreed to merge into one. The board of directors from Tampa...
Trail extension within sight
By Kyle LoJacono klojacono@cnewspubs.com Runners, bikers and nature lovers will soon have more trail to experience the outdoors. Richard Sanders, project manager for Hillsborough County’s public works department,...
State Court approves districts
By Kyle LoJacono klojacono@cnewspubs.com The Florida Supreme Court approved revamped districts for the state Senate April 27, ending the once-a-decade process that took more than a year...
An Oasis for pregnancy care
By B.C. Manion bcmanion@cnewspubs.com Oasis, A Pregnancy Care Center, hopes to expand by this time next year, said Peter Castellani, executive director of the center in Land...
Learning Gate Community School wins national distinction
By B.C. Manion bcmanion@cnewspubs.com Learning Gate Community School is one of 78 schools nationwide named a Green Ribbon School, a new designation that honors environmental excellence. The program...
Letting the sunshine in at Lake Dan
By B.C. Manion bcmanion@cnewspubs.com Tromping through Lake Dan Nature Preserve, visitors step on branches, pine needles and chunks of wood where mature oaks once stood. Sunlight streams into...
Sports complex could put Pasco on national map
By B.C. Manion bcmanion@cnewspubs.com Picture, if you will, thousands of soccer, baseball, softball and lacrosse players streaming into Wesley Chapel to test their skills in their respective...