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Weekend Planner
Slither on over to Weedon Island Preserve this Sunday and experience a “tale all” adventure with reptiles at a free Florida’s Fascinating Snakes program. more>>

Olympic Sailors Receive Keys to the County
The Pinellas County Commission honored local Olympians Zach Railey and Ben Barger at the commission meeting Sept. 16. The two received keys to the county and recognition of their achievements as members of the 2008 U.S. Beijing Olympic Team. more>> watch video

Voting by Mail Trend Gathers Momentum
Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark is scheduled to mail more than 99,700 ballots to voters who requested mail ballots for the Nov. 4 General Election – more than double the total number of requests for the August Primary Election. more>>

We Don’t Like Ike
Hurricane Ike’s path of destruction ran through the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles before making landfall in Galveston, Texas. While the storm approached Category 5 strength at its peak intensity, it never exceeded Category 2 strength as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico. more>>

North County Tax Collector Office Temporarily Closes
The Pinellas County Tax Collector Office at 29399 U.S. 19 N., Suite 100, Clearwater, will temporarily close on Sept. 22, for renovation. more>>

County Purchases Wilde Property
The County Commission approved a purchase on Sept. 16 that will add approximately 771 acres to Brooker Creek Preserve in Tarpon Springs and 100 acres for recreational fields. The purchase provides a wildlife corridor stretching west, from the Brooker Creek Preserve, through the Anclote Islands Management Area, and to the Gulf of Mexico. It also completes a major ecological corridor, connecting the north and south sections of the Brooker Creek Preserve to the 1,047-acre Lake Dan Environmental Lands Acquisition Protection Program Site to the east. more>>

Animal Services to be Closed Thursdays
Citizens are reminded that starting Sept. 25, Pinellas County Animal Services shelter and adoption center will be closed to the public Thursdays. The new hours of Pinellas County Animal Services are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shelter will not be open to the public on Thursdays, Sundays or holidays. more>> watch video