PLANT CITY - Retired lawyer and community leader Bob Edwards will be honored next month at a fundraising luncheon sponsored by the Gulf Ridge Council's Timucua District of The Boy Scouts of America. ...more

January 28, 2008

If you're like us, you never saw a kumquat until you set foot in Pasco County, and you've probably wondered what to do with them besides just puckering up and eating them whole. So we asked the experts at the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce, which puts on the annual Kumquat Festival taking place Saturday, for recipe suggestions. Then staff photographer Christine DeLessio and I rolled up our sleeves. ...more

January 25, 2008

For many years, Agnes Lamb was the woman behind the scenes here, the one who made things happen. ...more

January 23, 2008

Shawn Robinson is meeting students at Hillsborough Community College Ybor City Campus the old-fashioned way. He's wearing a name tag. ...more

January 12, 2008

A second candidate has announced his intention to run for the city commission seat held by Commissioner Robert Brown. ...more

January 9, 2008

The hometown holiday parade went off without a hitch, but a boy's death during Plant City's Christmas Parade last week provoked a safety discussion among Dade City commissioners Tuesday evening. ...more

December 12, 2007

A Mississippi-based company opened a 70,000-square-foot factory in a local industrial park on Thursday, creating 35 new jobs in the city. ...more

December 12, 2007

Only one town seemed suitable for Jason Jones to set up his restoration and cleaning business: his hometown. ...more

December 3, 2007

She spent eight years nourishing the needs of others as executive director of United Food Bank & Services of Plant City, but Linda Lawson said the charitable work also has enriched her spirit. ...more

November 26, 2007