Parched earth rouses fire fears Pinellas County is the driest in the state, which does not bode well as lightning season looms. Reclaimed water usage hits its limit Dunedin residents get their once-unlimited supply cut off during the drought; county users face their own cutbacks.

North Pinellas County news
Pets give new store the sniff test
Choices abound at the Largo Mall as a second pet store opens with 26,000 square feet of everything from lizards to litter.

MLK Drive improvements to get under way next week
The $400,000 project designed to calm traffic and make the heavily traveled road more pedestrian friendly will last for five months.

118-year-old house lands on state preservation list
The listing might help save the Patten-Hope house which has been in disrepair on Athens Street and slated for demolition.

Passion of youth now a military, law museum
It started with a broken pistol at age 6. Fifty-three years later it's a museum spanning two centuries of American history.

Largo man to speak at D.C. rally
LARGO -- David C. Miller of Largo will be one of the speakers at the Spring Into Action rally Friday in Washington, D.C. A decorated Vietnam veteran, he will speak on Agent Orange and its link to cancer.

Chargers display skills en route to Cup berth
Ball possession led the Clearwater Chargers under-16 girls team to the Florida Youth Soccer Association State Cup.

Cycle-riding minister hits the road
A retiring Methodist pastor will get to pursue his other loves: motorcycles, marathons, fishing, tennis and golf.

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