4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (371+ words) Eggers was first elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2014. In a tearful announcement Thursday afternoon, Pinellas County Commission chairperson Dave Eggers said he has colorectal cancer. He started treatment in mid-July, he said. His doctors first detected the…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (808+ words) A new coalition officially kicked off its petition drive with Dump Duke, saying voters should have a say in their electric bills. By Emily L. Mahoney The campaign to drop Duke Energy in St. Petersburg and have a city-run electric utility…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1296+ words) City Manager Mark LeCouris, left and Vice Mayor Panagiotis Koulias. [ Screenshot courtesy of TARPON SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION ] “I was used as a lynchpin in this Jerry Springer show,” commissioner David Banther said. “I’m done with this.” By MATTHEW REED, St....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (838+ words) Unanimous vote closes the last stretch of shoreline where launching was allowed By MARK SCHANTZ, Beacons Correspondent DUNEDIN — City commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 3 to bar the launching and landing of personal watercraft on the south side of the Dunedin Causeway,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (524+ words) While IceMann’s project was rejected, an existing ice rink in Ellenton plans to build its third sheet of ice near I-75. By CINDY LANE, Tampa Bay Beacons Residents living near Premier Sports Campus North cheered as commissioners unanimously ended negotiations…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (778+ words) Tampa Bay officials have discussed passing local ordinances to police electric bikes following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto. Pinellas County commissioners said they’ve all had a close call with reckless riders of electric bicycles and “e-motos,” a growing class of vehicle…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (349+ words) There’s a kitchen table somewhere in Tampa Bay where a homeowner spreads out her property tax notice every August, running her finger down the line items one by one, coffee going cold while she does the math. Last week, at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1133+ words) By Abigail R. Hall Between inflation, rising car and property insurance premiums and the costs of contending with extreme weather, many Florida homeowners are feeling financially squeezed. While the ballot box can’t change the risk of floods or hurricanes, a constitutional…...

2+ week, 19+ min ago   (746+ words) Council to vote on contract Sept. 14; Vose firm resigned in July BROOKSVILE — The City Council has chosen Trask Daigneault LLP as its next city attorney, settling on the firm Aug. 24 after a three-hour special meeting of public interviews, one-on-one sessions…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (907+ words) District still negotiating with Florida Blue as workers fear loss of income BROOKSVILLE — They love their jobs. They love their students. They love their schools. But the school employees who packed the Hernando County School Board’s Aug. 25 meeting said love…...