The PTA at Pasco Middle School is presenting a mystery dinner theater and auction at 6 p.m. Oct. 4 at Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club in San Antonio. ...more

September 26, 2008

Trio arrested for using stolen credit card at University Mall Sears, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

August 29, 2008

If your campaign has money for nothing else, advised John Long, once upon a time Pasco's pre-eminent political scholar, pay for polls. Commercials can be muted; mailers go in the trash. But a proper poll identifies what preys on folks' minds, and how a candidate's message can best harmonize with those concerns. ...more

August 29, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have either been paid too much or too little. ...more

August 6, 2008

The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have been either paid too much or too little over the years. Some of the errors date back to the 1980s. The total amount overpaid to 17 employees was $120,398. The total amount underpaid to 26 employees was $143,866. The district has about 10,000 employees. In most cases, the pay mistakes happened because the employees were given credit for too much or too little experience when they were hired or when they moved to a different position. One teacher hired in the 1985-1986 school year owes the district the largest individual dollar amount -- $21,650. ...more

August 5, 2008

The clerk of the circuit court may have the most responsibility of any elected official. The office is responsible for filing and recording official documents and court records, as well as conducting audits, managing the jury system, providing courtroom clerks, storing evidence, collecting fines and investing county funds, to name just a few duties. ...more

August 5, 2008

Considering today's technology, it's a wonder those of us who went to school in the 1960s, '70s and before that were able to make it through the day. ...more

June 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District may crack down on cell-phone use in middle and high schools in an effort to put a halt to students using text messaging to cheat on tests. ...more

June 3, 2008

The Pasco County School District may crack down on cell-phone use in middle and high schools in an effort to put a halt to students using text messaging to cheat on tests. Board member Allen Altman said at a Tuesday board meeting that several teachers told him students learn what's on a test in messages from friends who took the exam during the previous class period. He said the district needs to take action to make sure the cheating doesn't continue. "It's not fair to students who are doing things the right way," Altman said. It's also not fair to the teachers, he said. " ...more

June 3, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District eventually may need to beef up its staff once school concurrency goes into effect and the school board takes a more active role in the permitting process for housing developments, district officials said Tuesday. ...more

January 16, 2008