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08/16/2017 08:01 AM
Pasco commission wants SunWest Park to remain in private hands - Tampabay.com (blog)

Tampabay.com (blog)
Pasco commission wants SunWest Park to remain in private hands
Tampabay.com (blog)
The tardy rent payment of approximately $26,000 arrived last week, said Kelley Borree, Pasco's director of parks, recreation and natural resources. "I'm in favor of Patrick continuing there, especially if he's paid the monies owed,'' said Commissioner ...
08/16/2017 10:01 AM
Pasco doubles tourist tax to finance sports complex - Tampabay.com

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Pasco doubles tourist tax to finance sports complex
Tampabay.com
The public hearing on the tourist tax drew just two speakers, and both Steve Domonkos of the Shops at Wiregrass mall and Hope Allen, president and CEO of the Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce, supported the increase as a way to bolster the county's ...
04/05/2017 08:00 AM
Pasco County questions cities' redevelopment spending - Tampabay.com

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Pasco County questions cities' redevelopment spending
Tampabay.com
Pasco commissioners are now questioning the return on that public investment in the cities' community redevelopment agencies. The questions come, in part, because New Port Richey borrowed heavily to build its $14 million recreation and aquatic center ...

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05/02/2017 09:02 PM
Pasco sheriff: California inmate ran local meth drug ring from prison - Tampabay.com (blog)

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Pasco sheriff: California inmate ran local meth drug ring from prison
Tampabay.com (blog)
In Operation Hydra, as authorities called it, Pasco County sheriff's deputies, Dade City police officers and federal Drug Enforcement Agency officers arrested 12 people and seized 14 pounds of methamphetamine. That's more than 24,000 doses of the drug, ...
A California inmate was running drug operations in Florida over a phone, sheriff saysMiami Herald
PASCO SHERIFF: MAJOR DRUG RING BUSTEDWTSP 10 News

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06/30/2017 05:22 PM
2017 fireworks schedule for Tampa Bay and Central Florida - FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay

FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay
2017 fireworks schedule for Tampa Bay and Central Florida
FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay
JULY 4: The skies above Plant City will again fill with fireworks this July 4th. Admission to the event is free with parking costing $5 per car. The celebration will take place on Tuesday, July 4th at Plant City Stadium, 1810 East Park Road. The ...

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06/09/2017 08:08 PM
Pasco County explosion: Driver injured as truck is consumed by fireball on Interstate 75 (w/video) - Tampabay.com

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Pasco County explosion: Driver injured as truck is consumed by fireball on Interstate 75 (w/video)
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A driver behind the truck recorded video of the explosion as flames and thick black smoke filled the interstate. Pasco Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Andrew Fossa said the vehicle and carousels released fuel and oil, which ignited and blocked northbound lanes.

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06/06/2017 03:28 PM
Dade City drainage spared in governor's veto storm - Tampabay.com (blog)

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Dade City drainage spared in governor's veto storm
Tampabay.com (blog)
Among the cuts: $15 million for a new interchange at Interstate 75 and Overpass Road; $4.3 million for the Thomas Varnadoe Forensic Center proposed by the Pasco Sheriff's Office and the University of South Florida; $4 million for a Florida Hospital ...
06/07/2017 09:18 PM
Dade City group ready to take over closed down school - ABC Action News

ABC Action News
Dade City group ready to take over closed down school
ABC Action News
DADE CITY, Fla. - There are shattered windows covered with boards. And holes in the ceiling. Pasco County's first school for African-American students sits empty and in need of a fix. “This thing should have been opened, never closed. And use it for ...

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05/02/2017 07:51 PM
Dade City drug ring busted; suspect ran drug dealing operation from prison - ABC Action News

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Dade City drug ring busted; suspect ran drug dealing operation from prison
ABC Action News
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Inside a two story house, on a Cul-Del-Sac in Land O' Lakes, investigators said Alfred Grabowski was dealing meth. “It just goes to show you, you never know who your neighbors are,” said neighbor Phil Flaherty. Angel Amengual lives ...

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06/26/2017 06:04 PM
Sparklebration 2017: What To Know Before You Go - Patch.com

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Sparklebration 2017: What To Know Before You Go
Patch.com
The Pasco County Fairgrounds will light up the night with fireworks after an afternoon of festivities for Independence Day. 0 ... DADE CITY, FL – Once again, the Pasco County Fairgrounds will celebrate America with county fair flavor for the Fourth of ...

 

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