The Hillsborough County School Board approved the following principal appointments this week. ...more

March 11, 2009

A Winter Haven man was spared the death penalty Thursday for his role in the 2006 slaying of a Polk County drug dealer. ...more

March 6, 2009

After 50 years of coaching, Billy Turner is finally calling it quits. ...more

March 5, 2009

The family of a Blake High School secretary who was murdered in 2007 sued the Hillsborough County School Board today, saying it was negligent in hiring, supervising and disciplining the school custodian who killed her. ...more

March 5, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. ...more

March 4, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. ...more

March 4, 2009

One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. The Hillsborough County school board appointed principals for Webb and Pierce middle schools Tuesday night. Webb's assistant principal, Marcos Murillo, was promoted to principal, and Henry Lefler, an assistant principal at Williams Middle, will come to Pierce. Murillo, 33, has worked at Webb for a year and said he wants to keep the momentum that Principal Brent McBrien established. Students are enjoying the school year, and Murillo wants to build off their enthusiasm and continue to work to improve academics. ...more

February 25, 2009

The Hillsborough County School Board this week made the following changes among area principals at three middle schools. ...more

February 25, 2009

The Southwest Florida Water Management District will celebrate extensive renovations at Nature's Classroom with a rededication ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. ...more

February 16, 2009

A new volunteer organization aims to help a hard-hit slice of the workforce affected by the downturn in the housing industry rebound and rebuild on a personal and professional level. Real Estate Lives, spearheaded by Tampa lawyer Ron Weaver, is working to create a free online network of counseling, job training and job placement opportunities for real estate agents and industry-related professionals. ...more

February 12, 2009