Facing a budget crunch, the Highlands County School District is considering a seven-period schedule for secondary schools that would increase teacher workload and eliminate 29 teaching positions. ...more

December 23, 2008

Plans to erect a cell-phone tower at Coleman Middle School have parents and campus neighbors in a stir. ...more

December 16, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County School Board members will deal with more than just their current $8.7 million shortfall when they meet Tuesday in a budget workshop to review the school district's financial woes. ...more

December 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES Pasco County School Board members will deal with more than just their current $8.7 million shortfall when they meet Tuesday in a budget workshop to review the school district's financial woes. The board also will be bracing for a 2009-10 budget year that's expected to be even worse than the current one. ...more

December 12, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Just two weeks before they leave for winter break, teachers and other school employees in Pasco County still don't have a contract for the 2008-09 academic year. ...more

December 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco schools Superintendent Heather Fiorentino announced a hiring freeze Tuesday as part of an effort to save money in the face of a mounting budget shortfall. ...more

December 3, 2008

The Pasco County School Board will talk about additional spending cuts this afternoon. ...more

December 1, 2008

The school district will face a "big" funding cut in 2009-10, Superintendent Wally Cox said, unless something changes drastically. ...more

November 23, 2008

Some downtown merchants have petitioned for an increased police presence downtown, but Police Chief Bill McDaniel said a plan is already in the works. ...more

August 27, 2008

The owners of Snellgrove's Restaurant, a family owned downtown institution for nearly a half-century, have specific plans for their vacant property across the street - as soon as the economy turns around. ...more

August 27, 2008