The second swine flu-related death in Pasco County has been confirmed about a week after the first. County health officials said Friday a 45-year-old man tested positive for H1N1. He also had underlying health problems. No other information about the man was available. ...more

October 21, 2009

The board overseeing Florida's 11 public universities approved an agreement Thursday designed to protect the financial stability of the schools as well as the state's prepaid tuition program in the face of significant tuition increases expected in the next few years. ...more

February 27, 2009

Question: What's 100 feet tall, looks like a huge flagpole, keeps people connected, produces income and generates controversy? ...more

February 4, 2009

Yard signs opposing construction of a cellphone tower at Coleman Middle School greeted hundreds of people who came to the South Tampa campus Wednesday evening to discuss the matter. ...more

January 8, 2009

Yard signs opposing construction of a cellphone tower at Coleman Middle School greeted hundreds of people who came to the South Tampa campus Wednesday evening to discuss the matter. ...more

January 7, 2009

PLANT CITY Patriotic speeches by local youth will highlight the 23rd annual Veterans Day program by Hopewell Funeral Home. ...more

October 21, 2008

community involved," he said. Meanwhile, Magrini, 43, a self-employed human resources consultant who lives in Spring Hill, said that good spending practices would still allow the district to give teachers a 4.1 percent raise. He stressed the importance of retaining qualified teachers. ...more

October 15, 2008

School population changes cause new start for many. ...more

September 16, 2008

For some, it's the third "first" day of school. Monday marked a day of starting over for an unprecedented number of district teachers and students, with changes in student population numbers forcing 29 teachers to shift to different classrooms from those they started in. ...more

September 16, 2008

Hillsborough County public schools produced more National Merit Scholarship semifinalists than any other school system in Florida, the school district announced Wednesday. ...more

September 11, 2008