A financial audit of the School Board of Highlands County showed two "significant deficiencies," according to the State of Florida Auditor General, but no major problems with the district's accounting procedures. ...more

March 31, 2009

Leila Mizer, who has been principal at Cox Elementary for 13 years, will be leaving the school to take a position at the district offices in Land O' Lakes. ...more

March 25, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - When teacher Kylene Nelson was discovered intoxicated in a school parking lot in 2006, Pasco County School District officials decided to give her a second chance. ...more

March 21, 2009

A Pasco County teacher held Wednesday under the state's Baker Act after she was intoxicated at work had been inebriated on school grounds before. ...more

March 20, 2009

In the face of state budgets cuts and a faltering economy, the School Board of Highlands County is boosting its usual annual presence at the legislative session in Tallahassee. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Pasco County middle school teacher was placed in protective custody under the Baker Act on Wednesday after she was intoxicated in school, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Pasco County middle school teacher was Baker Acted on Wednesday after she was intoxicated in school, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

March 19, 2009

For homeowners, lower taxes in this recession are a godsend. But for governments, declining property values are the devil. ...more

March 15, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Work is getting under way on a 16-classroom addition to Pasco Middle School in Dade City. ...more

March 8, 2009

Stephanie Bowyer, who has two children in Highlands County public schools, has a suggestion for the school board: Don't do any budget cuts. ...more

March 8, 2009