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Michele Miller - Pasco Features Reporter
Michele Miller

Pasco Features Reporter

I’m jack-of-all-trades of sorts, working for the Pasco regional section of the Tampa Bay Times. I plan local education and entertainment coverage and write a fair share of human interest stories. I always have my camera handy because I enjoy taking pictures. I’m passionate about bringing you local news that you won't get anywhere else. I’m a northern transplant who’s been working for the Times for over 20 years, so you could say, I’ve settled in. Your community is my community. Call me any time with a story idea.

  1. Veterans Day in Zephyrhills: A day for remembrance
    Yesterday• Pasco
    Members of the VFW Post 8154 honor guard stand at attention during the Veterans Day Remembrance service held Nov. 11 at Zephyr Park in Zephyrhills.
  2. Pasco and Hernando community bands strike a chord
    Oct. 31• Pasco
    Henry Fletcher is entering his 47th season directing the Richey Concert Band.
    Local offering abound as concert season gets underway in the North Suncoast.
  3. A hero’s welcome: Medal of Honor recipients visit Pasco County schools
    Oct. 30• Pasco
    Medal of Honor recipient and retired Navy Seal Lt. Thomas Norris shakes hands with Angelina Anderson, 11, during a visit to Paul R. Smith Middle School in Holiday.
    The visits were a collaboration with the Medal of Honor Character Foundation.
  4. Gulf Middle theatre students reach for the stars with ‘In the Heights’
    Oct. 25• Pasco
    During a recent rehearsal of 'In the Heights,' Gulf Middle student Dominic Nitz gets a toss in the air with help from Noah Mederios (left) and Jay Woodson (right).
    It’s a mature stretch for middle school students, but teacher Peter Nason says that’s what it’s all about
  5. Pasco-Hernando State College players into basketball — and giving back
    Oct. 22• Pasco
    Special Olympics athlete Lucas Yingling, 7, is cheered on by Pasco-Hernando State College basketball player Hayden Greene during a conditioning clinic held at Wendell Krinn Technical High in New Port Richey.
    Team members help Special Olympians hone their skills.
  6. Bellamy Brothers and wildlife education to highlight Rattlesnake Festival
    Oct. 17• Pasco
    The 53rd-annual Rattlesnake Festival will be held Oct. 19-20 at the Pasco County Fairgrounds in Dade City. The weekend event, kicks off with a prelude concert featuring the Bellamy Brothers on Friday, and raises money for the Thomas Promise Foundation. The foundation provides meals for Pasco County school children who do not have regular access to nutritional meals on weekends when school is not in session.
    The annual festival offers a family-friendly outing while raising money to feed school children in need.
  7. Everyone (in New Port Richey) loves a parade
    Oct. 15• Pasco
    Students in the Gulf High School class of 2023 show their spirit in a float they created for the annual homecoming parade held Oct. 8 in downtown New Port Richey.
    Annual tradition marches on last week down Grand Boulevard.
  8. New Port Richey hosts perfect weather and motorcycles galore
    Oct. 14• Pasco
    A lone motorcyclist makes his way down Main Street during the annual Cotee River Bike Fest on Saturday. The streets were cordoned off for the three-day event, which attracts thousands of enthusiasts to New Port Richey.
    Annual Cotee River Bike Fest attracts thousands over the weekend.
  9. Mailers, come-hither salespeople and no-obligation TV ads: Happy 65th birthday
    Oct. 10• Pasco
    Medicare can be confusing. But there's help from trained counselors for SHINE. Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders is a free program offered by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and your local Area Agency on Aging.
    Columnist Michele Miller shares her husband’s journey to get on Medicare and how local volunteers can help seniors navigate the system.
  10. Vroom, vroom: Cotee River Bike Fest rolls into New Port Richey
    Oct. 10• Pasco
    MICHELE MILLER | Times 2018 Thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts will roll into downtown New Port Richey for the Cotee River Bike Fest held Oct. 11-13.
    The weekend event brings thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to town while benefiting local charities.