Newest New Port Richey police officers sworn in

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 19th, 10:06 am

The New Port Richey Police Department proudly swore in Lieutenant James Steffens and Officer Joseph Ioppolo at the May 17 New Port Richey City Council meeting.

Lieutenant James Steffens joins the New Port Richey Police Department after a 20-year career with the City of Clearwater Police Department, where he served as District Commander and Special Operations Section Commander. At New Port Richey, Lieutenant Steffens will be Operations Division Commander, responsible for the daily operations of all sworn personnel including patrol, Community Services, SWAT, and K-9 Teams.

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Hudson woman receives coveted humanitarian award for Cerebral Palsy home

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 19th, 9:00 am

Three lucky humanitarians were honored this week with one of the coveted 2010 Frist Humanitarian Awards from the Hospital Corporation of America. One of the recipients was Pauline Shaver, a volunteer at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Hudson, who won one of these national awards that recognize an HCA employee, volunteer and physician each year. She received the award on Tuesday at a ceremony in Nashville, and RMC will be hosting their own reception in her honor locally.

Established in 1971, the awards honor outstanding individuals for their humanitarian and volunteer activities. Employees, volunteers and medical staff members who demonstrate commitment and dedication to providing care and humanitarianism are selected from around the country, and honorees are recognized at the local level. The three national recipients were selected from more than 200 hospital-level honorees.

Pauline Shaver, 73, founded The Angelus, a nonprofit organization that is a home for 35 handicapped adults and children with cerebral palsy, in 1979. She became familiar with Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point because residents of The Angelus were brought to the hospital from time to time.

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Speak with your Pasco legislators over breakfast

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 18th, 11:54 am

A special chamber breakfast with members of the Pasco County legislative delegation will be held on Friday, May 20 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Fox Hollow Golf Club (10050 Robert Trent Jones Parkway, Trinity 34655). The continental breakfast is $10 per person and is sponsored by Career Central.

All Pasco County legislators have been invited to attend this special breakfast, including: State Sen. Mike Fasano, State Sen. Ronda Storms, State Sen. Jim Norman, State Rep. Rich Glorioso, State Rep. John Legg, State Rep. Peter Nehr, State Rep. Richard Corcoran, State Rep. Robert Schenck, and State Rep. Shawn Harrison.

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Wiregrass Ranchers Kids Club

Submitted by The Shops at Wiregrass

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, 9:47am

Wiregrass Ranchers Kids Club held every Wednesday with entertainment, prizes, store discounts and more!

Kids Club is located in the parking structure during the summer months and in Center Court the remainder of the year.

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Pasco Co. school board approves massive budget cuts

Submitted by Tammie Fields, Weekend Anchor/Reporter

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, 9:11am

Pasco Co. school board approves massive budget cuts

Land O' Lakes, Florida - For the first time in school district history, hundreds of Pasco County school employees are being laid off due to the largest single year budget cut in district history.

Around 8:30 p.m., school board members voted unanimously to approve the cuts. Chairman of the school board Joanne Hurley said principals will call teachers to their offices in the next few days to deliver the news that they've been fired.

Georgiann Jones, a teacher at Sunray Elementary School in Holiday, addressed the board during the public comment section of the meeting and said, "We understand the absolute devastation with our budget, however, we are really concerned about the environments of our schools when we are already being asked to do so much, and we will, but we don't have any money coming in that will help us out."

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70 Pasco schools earn state's 'Golden School Award'

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 17th, 12:48 pm

Pasco County, Florida -- On Tuesday, May 17, the Pasco County School District announced that 75 Pasco schools received top honors in the state's ranking of volunteerism on campuses throughout Florida. This is the statement released by the District:

It is our pleasure to announce that 70 Pasco County schools have earned the Florida Department of Education Golden School Award for the 2010 – 2011 school year. In addition, five secondary schools have completed the requirements for FDOE's Silver School Award.

The Golden School Award is given annually by the Florida Department of Education to recognize schools with exemplary volunteer programs. A Golden School must meet the following criteria:

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Investigation into Mont. police shooting of Fla. man

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, 2:02pm

LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) -- Park County officials have scheduled an inquest in the shooting death of an 81-year-old Florida man who reportedly shot the mother of a young genius the man obsessed over.

County Attorney Brett Linneweber and Coroner Al Jenkins say the inquest into the death of Thomas Kyros of New Port Richey, Florida, will be held July 12. An inquest is required when someone is killed by a law enforcement officer.

Kyros was shot Jan. 17 during a standoff with officers who responded to a report that Kyros had shot Georgia Smith southwest of Livingston.

Authorities say Kyros became obsessed with 19-year-old Promethea Pythaitha after reading about her extraordinary intelligence, but believed her mother was interfering with the young woman's potential.

Kyros told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle that he had sent Pythaitha money and books and was angry because he believed Smith had cut off contact.

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