Lutz company plans $30 million expansion
TRU Simulation + Training has announced a nearly $30 million expansion of its Pilot Training Center in Lutz, along with the addition of 100 new jobs. The new jobs will evolve over four years as TRU Simulation + Training expands ...
Sports complex proposals under scrutiny
Two proposals for a Wiregrass Ranch sports complex passed muster with an evaluation committee searching for the right concept to maximize sports tourism in Pasco County. These proposals serve up a buffet line of amenities including large, indoor gymnasiums with ...
Medical marijuana may mean big money in Pasco
The local debate on how to regulate medical marijuana in Pasco County remains unsettled. But, two Tampa land use attorneys recently briefed county commissioners on the legal difficulties they face, and the vast sums of money at stake as the ...
A new fire station is coming to New Tampa
Residents of New Tampa will get a new fire station in 2017, amid a boom in development and population growth. Other proposed capital improvement projects include upgrading playground equipment at New Tampa Recreation Center and installing CCTV cameras along Cross ...
From waterfront views to whimsy, Dunedin has it all
If you’re looking to get away for a little shopping, eating, sightseeing or exercising, you may find everything you’re seeking in the quaint town of Dunedin. Dunedin — which is pronounced Done-ee-din — is home to Honeymoon Island, Florida’s No ...
Gearing up for National Seafood Month
October is National Seafood Month, so it’s a great time to get ready to celebrate the nutritional benefits of seafood and smart seafood choices. For one thing, seafood is lower in calories than other protein sources, that is, if you ...
Spooky Tails: All treats, no tricks for K-9s
Gail Cooper loves dogs. She is quick to share photos of her favorite four-legged members of the family. More than 10 years ago, her doggie love and a photo swap session with a friend produced a spur-of-the-moment idea for a ...
Zephyrhills’ police have a hairy, happy situation
People of Zephyrhills: Do not adjust your eyewear. You can believe your eyes. The facial hair you’ve noticed on your policemen is not an illusion or a sign it’s time to change your prescription. In a scheme to raise a ...
Volunteer firefighter up for national award
Stephanie Sorenson always had a desire to become a firefighter. But, she was initially hesitant to join the force. Being a female, the Wesley Chapel resident was unsure how she would be accepted within the Pasco County Fire Rescue fraternity ...
School boundary committee meetings underway
Pasco County Schools will be opening a new high school and middle school on the same campus next year, and will open a new elementary school, too. As a result, existing school boundaries will need to be redrawn to assign ...
Zephyrhills considers two City Hall options
The Zephyrhills City Council is continuing to consider its options regarding a new City Hall. Under one option, a new building would be erected at the existing City Hall site, 5335 Eighth St. Under the other, the SunTrust Bank building ...
Zephyrhills’ finances solid, audit shows
An independent audit shows that Zephyrhills is in healthy financial shape. The Zephyrhills City Council on Sept. 12 received and approved the audit of the city’s 2014-2015 financial statements, performed by Baggett, Reuitmann & Associates, and John E. Henson CPA ...
Local civil air patrol soars to success
Motorists zip down Interstate 75, at the edge of Tampa North Aero Park — oblivious to what goes on at the airport on a typical Wednesday evening. That’s when members of the Wesley Chapel Civil Air Patrol Squadron gather to ...
Commission on Status of Women approved
The Pasco County Commissioners has approved an ordinance to establish a Commission on the Status of Women. It also has approved a resolution naming 10 organizations that will participate in the 15-member commission. Rosie Paulsen, president-elect of the Hispanic Professional ...
Fly-in features model Golden Era airplanes
Members of the Bay City Flyers and their spectators enjoyed sunny and warm weather during the club’s annual Golden Era fly-in on Sept. 10, at the flying field in Land O’ Lakes. Members of the club took to the sky ...
Local ombudsman receives district honor
Ron Thiltgen spent nearly half of his life working in the nursing home industry, so when he retired and was looking for something to do — he naturally gravitated to an avenue where he thought he could do some good ...
Dreaming of a golf league of their own
WESLEY CHAPEL — As a self-proclaimed “range rat,” it doesn’t take much to keep Ron Nelson happy. Give him a bucket of balls, room on the practice tee and a game on the radio for company, and he’s set. “It’s ...
Local students in running for national scholarships
Normally, a summons by the principal doesn’t involve cake and flowers — but that’s exactly what Lauren Payne and her parents encountered at Wiregrass Ranch High School on Sept. 14. Principal Robyn White and Assistant Principal Cindy M. Jack wanted ...
The Laker/Lutz News brings home five awards
Work published in The Laker and in the Lutz News brought home five awards from the Florida Press Association 2015 Better Weekly Newspaper Contest. The honors were presented on Sept. 16 during an awards luncheon at The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota. The ...
Lawyer provides practical pointers on legal issues
State Rep. Danny Burgess is a familiar face around Pasco County. He is widely known in East Pasco as the former mayor of Zephyrhills and for his work on the Zephyrhills City Council. He’s also known about other parts of ...
Steinbrenner marching band director has ambitious plans
Steinbrenner High School’s new marching band director has ambitious plans for the program. Jason Allgair, who spent the past nine years teaching at Wharton High School, is striving to increase band participation. He’s also looking to collaborate with the school’s ...
Pasco suffers extensive storm damage
Tropical Storm Hermine brought drenching rain and gusting winds to Pasco County and a price tag well over $100 million, in what could prove to be one of the costliest storms in the county’s history. Homes in New Port Richey, ...
Priorities set for sidewalk and road projects
Board members of the Pasco Metropolitan Planning Organization have adopted a priority list for road projects that is largely unchanged from last year. But, there is one exception: The list now includes a plan to widen U.S. 301 to a ...
Medical marijuana on Pasco agenda
Medical marijuana is slated to be a topic of discussion when Pasco County commissioners host a public workshop on Sept. 20 at 1:30 p.m., in New Port Richey. The county’s legal staff currently is reviewing land use and zoning regulations ...
My father loved this newspaper
I never thought it would take this long to write a column about my father’s death. I’ve tried many times to share this news with you, but my sorrow was too raw to write more than a paragraph or two ...
A citrus king who savored the art of the deal
When James Emmitt Evans was 12 years old, he already knew what he wanted to do. He aimed to be “a general business man,” as he liked to call it. By the time he died, at age 96, the Dade ...
Biometric ID device now in use at Florida Hospital Zephyrhills
Patients visiting Florida Hospital Zephyrhills will now encounter a high-tech identification device at the medical center. PatientSecure, a device that images veins in the hand, is now being used to register and identify all patients. The biometric identification solution—manufactured by ...
Lowe’s collects teddy bears for a good cause
The teddy bear drive at Lowe’s Home Improvement store, at State Road 54 and U.S. 41, started with a big, empty cardboard box, placed by the sliding door entrance. “The empty box first started the conversation,” said Lowe’s store manager ...
Local 9/11 service honors and celebrates first responders
As the nation paused to remember the lives lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 15 years ago this year, Atonement Lutheran Church in Wesley Chapel had a special service to celebrate and honor the community’s first responders. The church, ...
Pasco Economic Development Council honors businesses
The Pasco Economic Development Council honored eight businesses at its 30th annual Banquet and Industry of the Year Awards on Sept. 8. More than 600 community and business leaders attended the event at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel. Courtney ...
Zephyrhills company offers EpiPen at no upcharge
In lieu of the soaring costs for an EpiPen, one local pharmacy chain is offering the life saving, anti-allergic reaction device at no upcharge. The Canadian Medstore, based out of Zephyrhills, says their cost for an EpiPen Twin Pack is ...
Ideas sought for Pasco school names
The Pasco County School Board is seeking suggestions from the public for names for two schools the district plans to open in the fall of 2017. One school, now known as Elementary B, is being built in Bexley Ranch, north ...
Union Park offers super-fast Internet speeds
Union Park is delivering the lickety-split Internet connections that homebuilders say homebuyers are increasingly putting at the top, or near the top, of their desired list of amenities. Along with the clubhouse, swimming pool, trails and green space, homebuyers are ...
New commission on women forms in Pasco
Two years ago Pasco County Chairwoman Kathryn Starkey and attorney Michele Hintson met by chance at a symposium on empowering women in politics and leadership. They were the only two women at WeWill Tampa Bay from Pasco, but quickly bonded ...
Primary elections over, now onto November
Fewer than one-fifth of the registered voters in Hillsborough and Pasco counties decided the outcome of the primary elections on Aug. 30. Some of the more notable races had Pat Frank defeating Kevin Beckner for the Democratic primary for Clerk ...
Hillsborough County needs volunteers
Hillsborough County is sending out a call for residents who want to serve their community on citizen advisory boards. Volunteers are needed to fill positions on these boards: Affordable Housing Advisory Board; Building Board of Adjustment, Appeals & Examiners; Child ...
Dale Mabry wastewater enters final installation phase
Motorists tooling around the North Tampa area may have to take a few detours in coming weeks, as Hillsborough County completes the pipeline installation on the Dale Mabry Wastewater Diversion project. The project requires the closures of both lanes and ...
Accomplishing dreams is within our reach, author says
Former insurance professional Barbara Brekke didn’t have an ideal childhood. The Land O’ Lakes woman said she grew up in a small town outside of Chicago in a household rocked by domestic violence. When Brekke was 15, her mother suddenly ...
Twice the love for Land O’ Lakes
In early August, my family spent a week in a log cabin in northern Wisconsin. Two things were remarkable about this vacation — one that’s reflective about family transitions; the other that speaks to unexpected coincidences. This was the first ...
Taking the labor out of cooking
With school back in session, many families are looking for ways to save time. One simple kitchen appliance can help save time, reduce work and also produce delicious meals for the family. That miracle worker is the electric slow cooker ...
Kids share kindness, through cookies, around Tampa Bay
Eleven-year-old Angel Rosas and her 6-year-old brother, Ronaldo engaged in a somewhat unusual project over the summer. They baked 1,500 cookies and delivered them around the Tampa Bay area. It was their way of spreading kindness, and unconditional love, to ...
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