If we had to hazard a guess, we would imagine 99 out of a 100 people who have driven by Mittye P. Locke Elementary School over the years assumed its namesake, like many of the other people for whom schools in Pasco County are named, had long ago passed away. Until Wednesday, however, that wasn't true. On that day Mrs. Locke, one of the pioneers of Pasco public education, died, a little less than two months before what would have been her 100th birthday. ...more

February 28, 2009

Mittye P. Locke, who helped educate children in Pasco County for a half-century and has an elementary school in Elfers named for her, died Wednesday. She was 99. ...more

February 27, 2009

Eight charities received a total of $6,000 in donations recently from the Tampa Palms Women's Club. ...more

December 17, 2008

More property owners than ever failed to pay their tax bills this year, Pasco County officials are finding, as they prepare for their annual tax certificate sale. ...more

May 26, 2008

The owners of Community Hospital don't think their aging facility on Grand Boulevard is worth as much as the Pasco County property appraiser says it is. ...more

February 22, 2008

They stake out their spots in front of the tax collector's office near Gulf Harbors, soliciting signatures from people entering and leaving the building. ...more

January 24, 2008

Local authorities are scrutinizing a bail bondsman's tactics that led to a man pulling a gun in a busy public office earlier this week. ...more

January 12, 2008

Pasco County leaders on Thursday unanimously agreed to withdraw the maximum 15 percent, or $65 million, from a state investment pool as they wait for assurances that the fund can remain solvent. ...more

December 7, 2007

It has become a familiar refrain this budget season: Pasco County budget officials present one scenario of needs for the coming fiscal year, and Sheriff Bob White's team gives another. Bickering ensues. The two sides continue to disagree, and the county commission steps in with a compromise. ...more

September 25, 2007