EMS debate boiling over in Pinellas Park, Lealman
By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Festering resentment between Pinellas Park and Lealman that has simmered below the surface for years seems to be boiling over at long...
View ArticleCommunity events, classes, fundraisers
Times staff Tuesday, August 24, 2010 St. PetersburgDonate food, get free document shreddingThe Tampa Bay Rays have partnered with Daystar Life Center and the Louise Graham Regeneration Center to raise...
View ArticleFlorida Realtors to get $16 million for BP oil disaster
By Steve Huettel, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Florida real estate professionals will be eligible to receive payments for damages from the $20 billion oil spill fund established by BP,...
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In Treasure Island, dredges put back what water washed away
By Sheila Mullane Estrada, Times Correspondent Tuesday, August 24, 2010 A dredge offshore sucks up water and sand from a shoal and pipes it to the beach, where tractors spread it out. The process can...
View ArticleDe Palma wins Democratic House 9th District race
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 In one of the least contentious races, Hispanic activist Anita de Palma defeated Phil Hindahl by a decisive margin in the Democratic...
View ArticleBrooksville keeps tax incentives for businesses
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Brooksville voters Tuesday gave the go-ahead to keep a 10-year-old pro-business development tax abatement intact. About 63...
View ArticleThree Pasco County School Board races headed to runoffs
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 LAND O'LAKES — Voters on Tuesday narrowed the crowded field of candidates in three School Board races, setting the stage for three...
View ArticleTwo Hernando School Board incumbents survive; third headed for runoff
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Two Hernando School Board incumbents fended off challengers Tuesday, and a third is headed for a runoff in November. In the...
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Rain keeps voters away in Hernando County primary elections
By Tony Marrero and Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writers Tuesday, August 24, 2010 From left, Devin King, 14, and Kenny Sweeney, 13, talk with Dianne Bonfield, the incumbent for the District 3 School...
View ArticleVoters deny tax power for fire district board
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Two years ago, Spring Hill voters overwhelmingly decided to give their fire district its independence. On Tuesday, those same...
View ArticleMulieri edges Littlefield in Pasco County Commission race
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Sixteen-year incumbent Pat Mulieri barely held off a challenge Tuesday from fellow Republican Ken Littlefield, squeaking by with little...
View ArticleEarlier Sunday alcohol sales get initial approval in Zephyrhills
By Ebony Windom, Times Correspondent Tuesday, August 24, 2010 ZEPHYRHILLS — City officials have taken the first step toward allowing earlier Sunday alcohol sales, acknowledging Zephyrhills' strict ban...
View ArticleNugent jumps ahead in GOP race in 5th Congressional District
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 A campaign that started inauspiciously, then got ugly, ended well Tuesday night for Hernando County Sheriff Rich Nugent. Nugent pulled...
View ArticleRoberts easily wins re-election as Pasco County judge
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Pasco County Judge Debra Roberts easily won re-election Tuesday, fending off a challenge by Gerald Ferenchik, an attorney with the Public...
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Richard Corcoran gets Republican nod for state House District 45, beats...
Times staff Tuesday, August 24, 2010 BRENDAN FITTERER | Times Richard Corcoran, above, is congratulated by state Sen. Mike Fasano, right, as election results came in Tuesday night. Corcoran beat...
View ArticleFreeman leading Mineo for Pinellas County Judge
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 With 289 of 376 precincts reporting, incumbent Pinellas County Judge Thomas B. Freeman was leading challenger Wayne C. Mineo by more than a two-to-one margin.
View ArticleFreeman beats Mineo for Pinellas County judge
By Curtis Krueger, Times staff writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Longtime Pinellas County Judge Thomas B. Freeman held onto his seat, defeating challenger Wayne C. Mineo by more than a 2-to-1 ratio....
View ArticleFinal results delayed in Pinellas after car wreck delays advisor's delivery...
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Something always goes wrong with elections, warned Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark before the polls closed on...
View ArticleCorcoran beats Republican rivals in State House District 45
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Lawyer Richard Corcoran pulled off a victory Tuesday, winning the House District 45 seat over Pasco School Board member Kathryn Starkey...
View ArticlePinellas school board incumbents ahead in re-election bids
Ron Matus, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 So much for the anti-incumbent, anti-establishment mood.In the four Pinellas school board races, two incumbents coasted to re-election Tuesday,...
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