The Suncoast News

07/22/2025

LAND O’ LAKES — County commissioners unanimously approved updates to the county's tree preservation ordinance July 15, raising fees developers must pay when removing trees for construction projects.

07/22/2025

Hernando County officials unveiled a $956.34 million budget proposal for fiscal 2026 that emphasizes economic development and technological upgrades while accounting for costly storm damage from the previous year.

BROOKSVILLE — Hernando County officials unveiled a $956.34 million budget proposal for fiscal 2026 that emphasizes economic development and technological upgrades while accounting for costly storm damage from the previous

07/21/2025

The Oldsmar City Council is weighing the future of its Community Redevelopment Agency, a special district established in 1994 to foster economic development and address blight within a designated area.

OLDSMAR — The Oldsmar City Council is weighing the future of its Community Redevelopment Agency, a special district established in 1994 to foster economic development and address blight within a

07/21/2025

SPRING HILL — Isaiah Agosto got a bigger birthday gift than he ever could have imagined when the 9-year-old was permitted to push a button and start the waterworks.

07/21/2025

The Greater Tampa Bay Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America cleared a key hurdle July 14 in its effort to sell 52 acres of the Sand Hill Scout Reservation to Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative.

The Greater Tampa Bay Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America cleared a key hurdle July 14 in its effort to sell 52 acres of the Sand Hill Scout

07/15/2025

Fire fees will go up 5.75%, a split Hernando County Commission decided on Tuesday, June 10.

07/14/2025

Housing complex clarification

07/14/2025

Hernando County commissioners made clear July 8 that they don't simply write checks to nonprofits, no matter how worthy the cause.

07/14/2025

Merging the Brooksville Fire Department with Hernando County Fire Rescue would improve service, enhance training and create better career opportunities for firefighters, county officials told the City Council this past week.

Merging the Brooksville Fire Department with Hernando County Fire Rescue would improve service, enhance training and create better career opportunities for firefighters, county officials told the City Council this past

07/14/2025

A new community is under construction in Hernando County.

07/11/2025

This crowd didn’t just flock to see the 2023 film “Barbie,” which was playing all week during the theater’s soft reopening. They came to be part of a real-life comeback story: For the first time in 13 years, a movie was playing inside the historic...

ST. PETE BEACH — One hundred people visited the baby blue movie theater at 315 Corey Ave. on a recent Monday, hungry for popcorn and drama on a big screen.

07/10/2025

Hernando County’s school district maintained its B grade with 61% total points in the latest data state Department of Education ratings.