From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos entered in the 2008 Holiday Photo Contest sponsored by the Plant City Courier & Tribune and its sister community newspapers. It was not an easy decision to pick a winner, but our judges finally decided on David and Jennifer Mortensen's picture of their daughter Madelyn taking a nap in a Christmas stocking. The Mortensens, who live in Citrus Park, won $50 for her photo. ...more

January 7, 2009

Genealogists are likely to pick up a newspaper in any town where they are paying a visit, conducting business or just passing through. We're after the obituary section, a standard feature in newspapers. ...more

September 14, 2008

In lots of ways, Brevard seems the perfect town, almost too good to be true. ...more

July 13, 2008

Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black was sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years in prison, far less than prosecutors sought, for swindling shareholders in his Hollinger media empire out of $6 million. ...more

December 11, 2007