Pasco News

For most of its existence the paper operated under the name The Dade City Banner, a name that many longtime residents never stopped calling it.^[1] That name probably derived from the fact that when Pasco County, Florida was formed, with Dade City as its seat of government, Banner was the name intended by the residents for the new county.^{[citation needed]} At the last minute, the county had to accept the name Pasco, the name of a then popular legislator in order to get approval by the state legislature.

For much of that time, it was operated by the Bazzell family. The paper changed hands in 1973 and was renamed The Pasco News.^[2] The paper, which had been a weekly published on Thursdays, briefly became a daily paper. It soon reverted to a being a weekly, once again publishing on Thursdays.

Many of the longtime residents remember enjoying reading the society column back when it was still The Dade City Banner describing in great detail events such as weddings, complete with descriptions of the dresses worn by the bride, the bride's maids, the bride's mother, and any other significant female attendees. There were articles about children's birthday parties, and families entertaining out of town relatives and other guests.^{[citation needed]}

This sort of purely local coverage was a major part of the paper's charm for Dade City area residents for many years. There was no door to door delivery; subscribers received the paper in the mail. Local residents who were serving in the military could learn about what was happening back home by having the paper mailed to them.