Strong turnout by Pasco County Democratic voters in Tuesday's election resulted in slimmer-than-expected victories for incumbent county commissioners Ann Hildebrand and Jack Mariano and for two-term Sheriff Bob White. Democratic turnout was strongest along the U.S. 19 corridor and in the county's eastern fringes. Central and eastern Pasco remained Republican strongholds, in this case helping to elect two commissioners who represent coastal districts. ...more

November 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - It was a good day Tuesday for the incumbents in Pasco County. The sheriff, schools superintendent, supervisor of elections and three county commissioners all were returned to office as voters decided to stick with the status quo. ...more

November 5, 2008

Republican Brian Corley impressed Pasco County voters during his two-year stint as their supervisor of elections. ...more

November 5, 2008

It was a good day Tuesday for the incumbents in Pasco County. The sheriff, schools superintendent, supervisor of elections and three county commissioners all were returned to office as voters decided to stick with the status quo. ...more

November 4, 2008

"Florida, are you ready to hire us?" Sarah Palin shouted at the crowd. ...more

November 1, 2008

Here's a schedule of local community sporting events taking place in and around Pasco County. ...more

October 27, 2008

Since the primaries in September boiled down the partisan candidates to two, the race for sheriff has been quiet on the surface, even with the general election's addition of a nonpartisan candidate. ...more

October 26, 2008

If Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley and challenger Pat Carroll are actually friendly rivals for Corley's job, they disguised it well. ...more

October 25, 2008

After narrowly defeating his Republican challenger in the primary, Sheriff Bob White heads into the Nov. 4 general election with something to prove against his Democratic opponent K.S. "Kim" Bogart and Bobby Kinzy, a registered Democrat running with no party affiliation. ...more

October 25, 2008

If Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley and challenger Pat Carroll are actually friendly rivals for Corley's job, they disguised it well. A combustible pair, Corley and Carroll were two of more than a dozen local candidates who answered questions from a crowd of about 40 Thursday night at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church at Seventh Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The event was organized by the Pasco County NAACP. Corley, a New Port Richey Republican appointed to the post by Gov. Charlie Crist last year, and Democrat Carroll, a Wesley Chapel resident with a law practice in New Tampa, often wrinkled their brows and shook their heads while the other spoke. ...more

October 24, 2008