Pinellas County parents who hope to get their children into magnet, fundamental or career academy programs next year will be applying online only for the first time this year. ...more

January 5, 2010

Pinellas parents who hope to get their children into magnet, fundamental or career academy programs next year will be applying online only for the first time this year. ...more

January 4, 2010

Planning to buy a home? If so, there's a free homebuying seminar from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 14 at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St. ...more

May 7, 2009

As the Highlands County School District prepares for its second year of offering pre International Baccalaureate courses, the application process continues toward starting an IB Diploma Programme. ...more

March 18, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist made it easier for felons to vote Wednesday, but advocates questioned why he waited so long. ...more

August 29, 2008

As the Highlands County School District works toward starting an International Baccalaureate Diploma program, pre-IB classes will begin this school year. ...more

August 15, 2008

Tourism Director Susan Rupe has announced that the Hernando County Tourist Development Council (HCTDC) is accepting applications for Special Event Funding. The deadline to submit applications will be 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29; and all applications will be considered for funding during fiscal year 2008-09 (Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009. Applications received after the submission deadline will not be considered during fiscal year 2008-09 and will be returned to the sponsoring organization. The HCTDC sets aside a portion of its annual budget for special event funding for local groups and organizations coordinating events with a demonstrated history of visitor impact or significant potential to attract visitors to Hernando County. ...more

August 6, 2008

Does Hillsborough have a school choice program? The district offers options for parents if they want to enroll their child in a school other than the assigned school. ...more

August 1, 2008

The State Department insisted Friday it can handle the growing demand for passports, despite congressional investigators' findings that the agency has not overhauled the system to avoid a repeat of last summer's backlog fiasco. ...more

July 26, 2008

TAMPA - Hunters have snapped up nearly all the available permits for this year's alligator hunting season, leaving only about 100 this morning of the roughly 4,800 permits that were to be issued. ...more

June 4, 2008