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

Adios, Pirate. Hello purple skyline. The Selmon Crosstown Expressway is saying goodbye to the mishmash of signs directing motorists to the 15-mile toll road, including the grinning pirate. ...more

July 29, 2008

The Selmon Crosstown Expressway is saying goodbye to the mishmash of signs directing motorists to the 15-mile toll road, including the grinning pirate. ...more

July 28, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board will hold its first hearing on the 2008-09 budget Tuesday as it prepares for what is expected to be a tight financial year that could get even worse with more state funding cuts and rising gas and electricity prices. ...more

July 24, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The vice chairman of the Pasco County Republican Executive Committee said Thursday that he faxed 19 loyalty oaths to state party headquarters before the deadline last month after the chairman refused to accept two of the oaths. ...more

July 18, 2008

The pool at Meadow Pointe II clubhouse echoed last week with the sounds of children reveling in their summer vacation. ...more

July 13, 2008

With three candidates vying for the school board seat currently held by longtime board member and vice chairman Jim Malcolm, they had plenty to say about local teachers' recent request for a 5.5 percent raise. ...more

June 27, 2008

With three candidates vying for the school board seat currently held by longtime board member and vice chairman Jim Malcolm, they had plenty to say about local teachers' recent request for a 5.5 percent raise. ...more

June 26, 2008

SEBRING — Creating a smaller budget, due to reduced state funding, should not be done by eliminating teaching positions, School Board of Highlands County members said Tuesday. To provide time for more discussion, the board discussed tabling the reappointment roster – the listing of teachers and administrators who will have jobs with the district in 2008-09. But with the contract year ending June 30 and the next scheduled school board meeting on July 8, that would have left a gap where employees would not have a job. ...more

June 25, 2008