Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
Jay B. Starkey Jr., the cattle rancher whose family's 16,000-acre Pasco County spread became the Starkey Wilderness Park and shaped the growth of Land O' Lakes and surrounding communities, died Sept. 9 at age 90.
Community
FDOT plans to spend $3.5 million adding turn lanes and closing medians at the U.S. 41 and SR 54 intersection in Land O' Lakes, with construction set for fall 2027, while a larger diverging diamond interchange remains years away.
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The Lutz Branch Library and Austin Davis Public Library in Odessa are offering four free programs in October, including a horror-themed genre party, dragon folklore sessions for teens and a flags workshop for children.
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Five federal changes taking effect Thursday, Oct. 1, will raise SNAP benefit caps, launch the 2027-28 FAFSA, increase Medicare provider rates, boost veterans' subsistence pay and lower Hillsborough County's Fair Market Rent for Housing Choice Voucher holders in Lutz and Odessa.
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Pasco County Utilities is offering rebates of up to $100 for sprinkler system evaluations and $5 per high-efficiency nozzle to single-family homeowners who irrigate with potable water, through the regional Tampa Bay Water Wise program.
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Pasco County is evaluating a Land O' Lakes site and a 123-acre Hudson property for a new consolidated public works campus, while environmental group Green Guardians fights to preserve the Hudson land over threatened gopher tortoises and connected wetlands.
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Pasco County commissioners adopted Ordinance 26-37 on Sept. 22, adding a one-time $250,000 film production provision and museum operational support to the county's tourist development tax spending plan.
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Florida Power & Light is offering a one-time $200 bill credit to seniors who received EHEAP assistance in the past two years, with no action required for eligible customers.
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A free Hispanic heritage festival featuring Latin music, food trucks, bounce houses and local vendors is set for Oct. 10 at Land O' Lakes Heritage Park.
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Pasco County invites residents to a public workshop Sept. 24 in Odessa on the $77 million Rangeland Boulevard extension, a 3.4-mile road project through the Bexley corridor aimed at easing State Road 54 congestion.
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A Pasco Sheriff's Office forensic investigator explains how real evidence collection differs from TV crime shows, describing months-long cases, teamwork and the mental toll of the job during National Forensic Science Week.
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Sunlake High School's Key Club will hold its free Trick or Treat Around the Track on Saturday, Oct. 24, featuring trick-or-treating, games, food trucks and a UNICEF donation drive at the Land O' Lakes school.
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