Have you dreamed of being a festival queen or other member of festival royalty? If so, signups are coming soon for both the Florida Strawberry Festival's pageants. ...more

October 23, 2009

Almost 1,000 people nearly filled Tomlin Middle School auditorium to cheer on the contestants in the 2009 Florida Strawberry Festival Junior Royalty Pageant. ...more

January 21, 2009

PLANT CITY Four girls were crowned in their respective age categories Saturday at the Florida Strawberry Festival's annual Junior Royalty pageant. ...more

January 13, 2009

People who live near the site of a planned Wal-Mart at Gandy Boulevard and Lois Avenue want to limit the store's effect on certain nearby roads. ...more

January 13, 2009

Catholic Charities is revising a proposal to set up a tent city and later build temporary shelters, or casitas, for homeless clients looking for jobs and independence. ...more

January 8, 2009

PLANT CITY The Florida Strawberry Festival's Junior Royalty Pageant will be 6 p.m. Saturday at Tomlin Middle School, 501 N. Woodrow Wilson St. ...more

January 6, 2009

PLANT CITY Two Florida Strawberry Festival pageants will take place next month. The Junior Royalty pageant will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 10 in the Tomlin Middle School auditorium, 501 N. Woodrow Wilson St. The festival queen's pageant is 6 p.m. Jan. 17, also in the Tomlin auditorium. ...more

December 30, 2008

PLANT CITY The path to Florida Strawberry Festival queen sometimes begins with the Junior Royalty pageant. Girls 5 to 15 as of Jan. 1 who are interested in competing in next year's contest need to be at the festival's expo building Nov. 17 for a mandatory meeting, when applications will be distributed. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and close at 7. No one will be allowed to enter the building before 6:30 or after 7. ...more

November 8, 2008

Courtney Clark and Stephanie Bikowski have shared a lifetime of special moments. ...more

February 13, 2008

No one ever will know if the late Megan Carpenter would have been Florida Strawberry Festival queen, but her compassion was remembered at this year's pageant. ...more

February 9, 2008