As the last frost warning leaves our state, high school arts programs are entering the spring season of ultimate rewards. ...more

March 25, 2009

After playing solid baseball in taking two out of three games from conference opponent Polk Community College, the South Florida Community College team made numerous mental and physical mistakes in losing to Manatee CC by a score of 9-2 on Saturday. ...more

March 23, 2009

The Lennard High School FFA team, including freshman Lucas Worley, sophomore Ryan Capps, junior Ashley Leonard and senior Kole Peterson, won the 2009 State Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event Feb. 28 at the Pinellas Technical Education Center in St. Petersburg. Erin Elsberry, Lennard High School agriscience and FFA advisor, accompanied the students. ...more

March 18, 2009

Things To Do is a list of some interesting upcoming events. Thursday Masters, Not Mutants ...more

March 18, 2009

The United Food Bank is still tallying up the figures, but it appears a fundraiser featuring celebrity chef Jon Ashton brought in at least $40,000. ...more

March 4, 2009

Tucked into a $410 billion appropriations bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is nearly $12 million in federal funding for projects in the Tampa Bay area, including $4.2 million for Port of Tampa dredging and maintenance. The legislation, expected to be approved by the Senate and signed into law in the next few weeks, is aimed at funding government operations through this September. ...more

February 26, 2009

PLANT CITY The owners of Espress Yourself Coffee 101 have written an open letter thanking the customers who patronized their now closed downtown shop. ...more

February 26, 2009

Nancy Kroll's voice booms above all others during Tampa Catholic practices and games. ...more

February 25, 2009

Few people are fortunate enough to be living out their dreams while working in a position that they love. ...more

February 25, 2009

Andrew Culpepper, a student in the FFA Chapter at Lennard High School, won Sub-District Tractor Operations Career Development Events on Dec. 11 and District 9 Tractor Operations CDEs on Jan. 22 at the Hillsborough Community College Plant City campus. He passed an oral and written test and driving course at each competition. ...more

February 25, 2009