At a Hillsborough County School District board meeting Dec. 9, Superintendent MaryEllen Elia announced that Ellyn Smith intends to step down from her post as principal at Alafia Elementary School in Valrico by the start of the new semester Jan. 6. ...more

December 17, 2008 |

Residents opposed to a mental health and drug treatment facility in their neighborhood aren't giving up without a fight. ...more

December 13, 2008 |

Commission will likely discuss a rehearing Tuesday. ...more

December 12, 2008 |

Waterfront homeowners eager to unclog the hemmed-in canals that block their path to Tampa Bay will have to wait a bit longer. The public hearing on an ordinance that would help property owners set up and finance a coastal canal dredging program won't go before the Hillsborough County Commission until at least mid-January. The public hearing had originally been scheduled for Dec. 17. ...more

December 4, 2008 |

It wasn't exactly Barack Obama at Grant Park, but observers agreed Tuesday's swearing-in of Kevin Beckner as Hillsborough County's first openly gay commissioner was historic. ...more

November 19, 2008 |

Fresh from a victory at the polls on Nov. 4, advocates of a change in Hillsborough County's style of government are setting their sights on 2010. ...more

November 16, 2008 |

The Florida Democratic Party has put on hold an election lawsuit against Republicans. ...more

November 4, 2008 |

109,740 Ballots had been cast through Thursday in Hillsborough County, a new record for early voting. In the 2004 general election, 86,617 ballots were cast early in Hillsborough. ...more

November 1, 2008 |

In another defeat for pro-county mayor advocates, a three-judge panel has upheld a ruling from a lower court to keep a referendum on the issue off the ballot in November. ...more

September 12, 2008 |

Time to place the Hillsborough County mayor question on November's ballot is getting short. ...more

September 12, 2008 |