The Rev. Dean R. Pfeffer of Hope Lutheran Church is a big fan of parish nurse Joyce Schirmer VanMatre. ...more

January 14, 2009

Once again it was a bountiful year for the athletic teams from Plant City and Durant high schools. ...more

January 7, 2009

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

The death of "the Strawberry King," visits by presidential candidates, a shooting that temporarily paralyzed the city and a veteran politician's return to office were among the top stories of 2008. ...more

December 31, 2008

The Strawberry Stitchers club was organized in 1990 to help people in need. Activities have ranged from feeding the hungry to assisting families around the holidays to sewing teddy bears for children in crisis. ...more

December 3, 2008

Want to end the high school football season with a bang? Show your high school football spirit by voting for the best team helmet. High schools will go head-to-head against one another in a survival-style contest where the community can vote for their favorite high school's helmet. ...more

November 19, 2008

The crossword clues, grid and answers in today's Plant City Courier & Tribune did not match. ...more

August 27, 2008

Did you take back-to-school photos? Enter Plantcity.tbo.com's back-to-school photo contest and you could win four one-day tickets to the Museum of Science & Industry in Tampa if you're our grand prize winner. One runner-up will receive four tickets to Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. ...more

August 27, 2008

They're going baaaaaaack! That's right parents, its back-to-school time and that means it's time to take some photos of your kids as they head out the door that first day of school. ...more

August 11, 2008

PLANT CITY - The Plant City Courier & Tribune is starting a new occasional feature in conjunction with the Plant City Photo Archives to help identify old photos. The nonprofit organization has in its files a number of photos for which it as little or no information. ...more

July 15, 2008