District 3 County Commissioner Ann Hildebrand faces two Republican challengers: electrician Matt Matey and home insurance activist Wil Nickerson, in her bid for a seventh term. The winner of the Aug. 26 primary will face one of two Democrats in the race. ...more

August 16, 2008

Louise England, the executive director of the Highlands County Economic Development Commission for seven years, announced her resignation during the commission's board meeting Wednesday morning. ...more

August 13, 2008

Pebble Creek Golf Club owner Bill Place says he is serious about wanting to buy the troubled golf club at nearby Heritage Isles. ...more

August 13, 2008

Some parents wary of district's motives. ...more

August 13, 2008

Psst...The Hernando County School District called. They want their homeschoolers back. ...more

August 13, 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

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County residents will get their first chance this week to speak up about the school district's 2008-09 proposed budget and tax levy. ...more

July 27, 2008

A member of our board of directors, who is also an officer, is more than a year past due in maintenance payments and assessments. Should this person be allowed to remain on the board? I thought not, and asked for the person to resign, but the request was refused. The other board members are not aware of the serious delinquency because the officer has not told them. ...more

July 24, 2008

Tampa Housing Authority commissioner Karen Peoples arrived late Wednesday morning for what may have been her last board meeting. ...more

July 17, 2008