TAMPA - Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia apologized again at her first town meeting Tuesday for this year's lack of communication about changing bus stops and for having too few phone lines for questions. ...more

September 2, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Longtime school board member Marge Whaley has endorsed Steve Donaldson, the Democrat and Gulf High School social studies teacher who is trying to unseat Superintendent Heather Fiorentino. ...more

August 30, 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

Jack Davis, the 57-year-old administrator in charge of Hillsborough County schools' embattled transportation department, is retiring Sept. 5. ...more

August 28, 2008

TAMPA Jack Davis, the 57-year-old administrator in charge of Hillsborough Schools' embattled transportation department, is retiring Sept.5. ...more

August 27, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Robert Perrault Jr., a former sergeant accused of padding his time sheets at the Zephyrhills Police Department, can continue teaching criminal justice classes at Zephyrhills High School. ...more

August 27, 2008

In the end, experience is what counts. That was the apparent message from local residents who showed up at the polls Tuesday to vote for Spring Hill insurance agent James Yant, 62, for the District 4 seat on the Hernando County School Board. ...more

August 27, 2008

Druzbick, Adkins Also Take Primary Wins ...more

August 27, 2008

County Commissioner Jeff Stabins handily beat his two Republican opponents in the District 1 race Tuesday, an early indicator of the staying power of the incumbent board. ...more

August 27, 2008