Around Pasco County

According to local media, Pasco County commissioners are scheduled to consider a proposed agreement that would have Meritage Homes widen and resurface part of Old Pasco Road in the Wesley Chapel area, with the county reimbursing eligible costs.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of shots fired at Brandon Exchange and asks people to avoid the mall. Deputies say this is not an active shooter situation.

Pasco County Schools has scheduled a Nov. 16 parent information meeting at Lacoochee Elementary School for its K-8 expansion. The district says no decisions will be made and no public comment will be taken at the meeting.

Pasco County Schools says Spring 2027 Adult Education registration begins Monday, Nov. 9, with GED and ESOL classes at Fred K. Marchman Technical College and Wiregrass Ranch High School.

Pasco residents who need clerk services should plan around Wednesday, Nov. 11, when the clerk and comptroller’s office lists Veterans Day as a 2026 closure. GoPasco says its administrative offices will be closed that day, but bus service will continue.

Pasco deputies said a school-threat screenshot shared among students does not point to any specific campus and that the suspect is out of state. The sheriff’s office is asking residents not to repost the message and to send tips directly to investigators instead.