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Dade City Farms' Fall Festival Opens Sept. 26 With Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze and Weekend Dates Through Nov. 1

The 2026 Fall Festival at Dade City Farms on Lake Iola Road runs opening weekend plus every Saturday and Sunday in October, with a pumpkin patch, corn maze, hay rides and set ticket prices for planning ahead.

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KB Home Opens Morningside Community in Dade City, Prices Start in High $200,000s

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Sep 2, 2026

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Pasco Schools Push for 100% Capacity Cap on New Homes, Sending the Fight to Dade City

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Government & Politics

Speed Cameras for School Zones Go Before Commissioners in Dade City: $100 Tickets, a 10-MPH Trigger, No Mail for 30 Days

Pasco commissioners took up a countywide automated school zone speed enforcement program at their Aug. 11 meeting in the Historic Pasco County Courthouse, two days before the first bell. Cameras could not issue a single $100 ticket until an ordinance passes and a 30-day awareness campaign runs.

Aug 124 min read

Education

Pasco's Free New App Kills the $3.50 Lunch Money Fee. Get It Before Thursday's First Bell.

Pasco County Schools built its own app, Pasco One, to replace MySchoolBucks and its $3.50 per-student, per-deposit charge. Dade City families should download it and log in before classes start Aug. 13.

Aug 94 min read

Government & Politics

Dade City Moves to Fold 94 Acres of Downtown Into a Single Central Business District

The city is advancing a rezoning that would replace downtown's patchwork of residential, commercial and office zoning with one set of standards built around shops, restaurants, offices and housing. No single project is on the table; the rules that shape every future project are.

Aug 64 min read

Government & Politics

Two Dade City Precincts Have New Polling Places for the Aug. 18 Primary

Precinct 1 moves off the First Baptist Church grounds to First United Methodist Church, and Precinct 114 leaves the VFW hall for Discover Fellowship Church. Early voting in Pasco runs Aug. 8 through Aug. 15, including at the East Pasco Government Center in Dade City.

Aug 33 min read

Coming Soon

Lowe's Confirmed for SR 52 Site Next to Planned Walmart in San Antonio

We have independently confirmed both a Lowe's Home Improvement and a Walmart are coming to the south side of State Road 52 just east of I-75, at the interchange that funnels most of San Antonio's traffic.

Aug 13 min read

Education

Pasco Schools Are Dialing Back Classroom Screens on Aug. 13. Here's What Dade City Parents Should Know

Pasco County Schools wants kindergarten and first grade on screens no more than 30 minutes a day, grades 2-8 no more than an hour, and high school averaging about 90 minutes. The change starts with the first bell Thursday, Aug. 13.

Jul 313 min read

Government & Politics

Dade City Votes Tonight on School-Zone Speed Cameras, Three Weeks Before Classes Start

Commissioners take a first reading of Ordinance 2026-19 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, which would authorize automated speed enforcement in city school zones. The same agenda sets Sept. 10 for the millage and budget hearings and puts new stormwater and streetlight assessments on the table.

Jul 284 min read

Government & Politics

The Dade City Bypass Is Finished: FDOT Wraps $43.9M US 98 Widening With Four Lanes and Two Roundabouts

The Florida Department of Transportation says all work on the US 98 Dade City Bypass widening is complete, giving drivers four lanes, two new roundabouts, new signals and sidewalks along a corridor locals cross every day.

Jul 253 min read

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Government & Politics

Monday Is the Last Day to Register or Switch Parties Before Pasco's Aug. 18 Primary — and a Dade City School Board Seat Is Wide Open

The July 20 "book closing" deadline is the last chance to register or change party affiliation before Pasco County's August primary, which includes a crowded, wide-open race for the school board district covering Dade City.

Jul 163 min read

Public Safety

Speed Crackdown Hits Pasco Roads This Week: Operation Southern Slow Down Runs July 13–18

Extra patrols are targeting speeders on I-75, U.S. 19 and state highways through Saturday. Here's what Pasco drivers need to know — including Florida's tough new "super speeder" penalties.

Jul 143 min read

Alerts

Main Avenue at 15th Street to Close July 12–29 as Dade City Tackles Chronic Downtown Flooding

The City of Dade City is shutting a key downtown intersection for more than two weeks to build a new storm drainage system aimed at ending years of flooding at the spot.

Jul 103 min read

Alerts

Deadly Crash Shuts All I-75 Southbound Lanes at Wesley Chapel Boulevard — Avoid the Area

A fatal early-morning crash near mile marker 279 has closed every southbound lane of Interstate 75 in Wesley Chapel, forcing all traffic off at the Wesley Chapel Boulevard exit and triggering miles of rush-hour backups.

Jul 102 min read

Government & Politics

Pasco Set for Final Vote July 14 on One-Year Freeze on New Data Centers — What East Pasco Residents Should Know

Pasco County commissioners cast their final vote Tuesday in Dade City on a 12-month pause on new data centers, a decision that turns on the same water supply and flood-prone land East Pasco families depend on.

Jul 74 min read

Public Safety

Man Fighting for His Life After Lightning Strike at Lake Jovita in Dade City

A man was critically injured Monday afternoon when lightning struck him in the Palmilla Circle area inside the Lake Jovita community. First responders performed CPR at the scene as storms moved through the area.

Jul 73 min read

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Government & Politics

Nearly $3 Million in State Funding Lands for Saint Leo, Fueling Nursing, Cybersecurity and a New Town Center

Three budget projects worth almost $3 million survived the governor's veto pen, delivering new nursing and cybersecurity training just minutes from Dade City — plus stormwater work to unlock a walkable town center with restaurants, trails and gardens.

Jul 44 min read

Today in Dade City.

Dade City Farms' Fall Festival Opens Sept. 26 With Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze and Weekend Dates Through Nov. 1

KB Home Opens Morningside Community in Dade City, Prices Start in High $200,000s

Dade City's First Chick-fil-A Opens With 80 Jobs, $35,000 for Hunger Relief

Scream-A-Geddon Opens 2026 Season in Dade City With New $2.5 Million Midway

Pasco Schools Push for 100% Capacity Cap on New Homes, Sending the Fight to Dade City

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400 Homes Coming to Prospect and Handcart, With a Traffic Signal to Match

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Core Connections — Chamber Networking & Membership Orientation

Latest News

Speed Cameras for School Zones Go Before Commissioners in Dade City: $100 Tickets, a 10-MPH Trigger, No Mail for 30 Days

Pasco's Free New App Kills the $3.50 Lunch Money Fee. Get It Before Thursday's First Bell.

Dade City Moves to Fold 94 Acres of Downtown Into a Single Central Business District

Two Dade City Precincts Have New Polling Places for the Aug. 18 Primary

Lowe's Confirmed for SR 52 Site Next to Planned Walmart in San Antonio

Pasco Schools Are Dialing Back Classroom Screens on Aug. 13. Here's What Dade City Parents Should Know

Dade City Votes Tonight on School-Zone Speed Cameras, Three Weeks Before Classes Start

The Dade City Bypass Is Finished: FDOT Wraps $43.9M US 98 Widening With Four Lanes and Two Roundabouts

Monday Is the Last Day to Register or Switch Parties Before Pasco's Aug. 18 Primary — and a Dade City School Board Seat Is Wide Open

Speed Crackdown Hits Pasco Roads This Week: Operation Southern Slow Down Runs July 13–18

Main Avenue at 15th Street to Close July 12–29 as Dade City Tackles Chronic Downtown Flooding

Deadly Crash Shuts All I-75 Southbound Lanes at Wesley Chapel Boulevard — Avoid the Area

Pasco Set for Final Vote July 14 on One-Year Freeze on New Data Centers — What East Pasco Residents Should Know

Man Fighting for His Life After Lightning Strike at Lake Jovita in Dade City

Nearly $3 Million in State Funding Lands for Saint Leo, Fueling Nursing, Cybersecurity and a New Town Center

Today in Dade City.

Dade City Farms' Fall Festival Opens Sept. 26 With Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze and Weekend Dates Through Nov. 1

KB Home Opens Morningside Community in Dade City, Prices Start in High $200,000s

Dade City's First Chick-fil-A Opens With 80 Jobs, $35,000 for Hunger Relief

Scream-A-Geddon Opens 2026 Season in Dade City With New $2.5 Million Midway

Pasco Schools Push for 100% Capacity Cap on New Homes, Sending the Fight to Dade City

More Top Stories

400 Homes Coming to Prospect and Handcart, With a Traffic Signal to Match

From 55 Kids at One School to 1,600 a Week: Inside the Dade City Nonprofit Built on a First Grader's Lunch Money

Community & Events

Mobile Makerspace: Painting

Core Connections — Chamber Networking & Membership Orientation

Latest News

Speed Cameras for School Zones Go Before Commissioners in Dade City: $100 Tickets, a 10-MPH Trigger, No Mail for 30 Days

Pasco's Free New App Kills the $3.50 Lunch Money Fee. Get It Before Thursday's First Bell.

Dade City Moves to Fold 94 Acres of Downtown Into a Single Central Business District

Two Dade City Precincts Have New Polling Places for the Aug. 18 Primary

Lowe's Confirmed for SR 52 Site Next to Planned Walmart in San Antonio

Pasco Schools Are Dialing Back Classroom Screens on Aug. 13. Here's What Dade City Parents Should Know

Dade City Votes Tonight on School-Zone Speed Cameras, Three Weeks Before Classes Start

The Dade City Bypass Is Finished: FDOT Wraps $43.9M US 98 Widening With Four Lanes and Two Roundabouts

Monday Is the Last Day to Register or Switch Parties Before Pasco's Aug. 18 Primary — and a Dade City School Board Seat Is Wide Open

Speed Crackdown Hits Pasco Roads This Week: Operation Southern Slow Down Runs July 13–18

Main Avenue at 15th Street to Close July 12–29 as Dade City Tackles Chronic Downtown Flooding

Deadly Crash Shuts All I-75 Southbound Lanes at Wesley Chapel Boulevard — Avoid the Area

Pasco Set for Final Vote July 14 on One-Year Freeze on New Data Centers — What East Pasco Residents Should Know

Man Fighting for His Life After Lightning Strike at Lake Jovita in Dade City

Nearly $3 Million in State Funding Lands for Saint Leo, Fueling Nursing, Cybersecurity and a New Town Center

$10 Million Christmas: Snowcat Ridge Owners Building Mile-Long "Wunder Glow" Light Trail on Saint Joe Road

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