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Hillsborough County 2021 Citizen Survey Launches Online for Residents To Share What’s Most Important To Them
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL.- Hillsborough County wants your feedback on the 2021 Citizen Survey.
Hillsborough County’s online survey, which laun [...]
Register at Alert Polk for Emergency Notifications
POLK COUNTY, FL. - Prepare yourself this hurricane season by signing up to receive emergency notifications from Alert Polk.
Communication is k [...]
WATCH: Sarasota Police Officer Saves A Dog Locked In A Very Hot Car
Even if it’s just for a moment, and even if the windows are cracked—it is never safe to leave an animal in a parked vehicle alone.
Don’t let an e [...]
8-Year-Old Girl Dies When Car Crashes Into School Bus Thursday
CITRUS COUNTY, FL. - An 8-year-old girl from Hernando City was killed Thursday in a crash that happened around 3:09 pm Thursday.
According to Flor [...]
Florida Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Allowing To-Go Sales of Alcoholic Beverages by Restaurants
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 148, which authorizes restaurants, or vendors of alcoholic beverages also holding a public f [...]
Hillsborough County Extends Local State Of Emergency
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. - Hillsborough County's state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is extended for an [...]
Lane Closure On North Florida Avenue Between East Hamilton Avenue And East Broad Street
TAMPA, FL. - Beginning at 9 pm tonight, the outside northbound lane on North Florida Avenue will close between East Hamilton Avenue and East Broad St [...]
Hernando County Deputies Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Woman And Dogs From Brooksville House Fire
BROOKSVILLE FL. - At 1:58 a.m. Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (HCFES) & Brooksville Fire Department responded to a reported fire in [...]
Polk County Utilities Issues Precautionary Boil Water Notice
BARTOW, FL. — Polk County Utilities has issued a Department of Health required PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE due to a water main break during cons [...]
May 18 Pasco BCC Meeting will be Hybrid Virtual Format
PASCO COUNTY, FL ---- Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Meeting Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 10 [...]