One woman has spent 35 years as an educator. The other is relatively new to teaching. ...more

November 5, 2009

One woman has spent 35 years as an educator. The other is relatively new to teaching. Both will oversee a $2.2 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation research grant awarded to the Hillsborough County Public Schools district last month. ...more

November 4, 2009

Champion of the Dream, the theme of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival that begins Friday, takes on special meaning in the wake of the presidential election, organizers say. ...more

January 14, 2009

PLANT CITY The 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival sponsored by the Improvement League of Plant City begins Friday. ...more

January 13, 2009

"Champion of the Dream," the theme of the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival, takes on special meaning in the wake of the presidential election, organizers say. The event, hosted and organized by the Improvement League of Plant City, runs Jan. 16 to 19 and features a variety of activities, including a parade, a street festival and the popular Statewide High School Step Team Competition. ...more

January 6, 2009

The local Boys & Girls Clubs are abuzz with happy children after school each day, something which, on the surface, belies the pinch the sour economy is putting on the nonprofit organization. ...more

September 3, 2008

Nothing can take away the pain of losing a 15-year-old daughter to leukemia, but the family of a former Burney Elementary School student knows she won't be forgotten at the school she loved. ...more

August 13, 2008

Plant City native Pam Walden has been appointed Hillsborough County schools supervisor of agribusiness and natural resources, a post left vacant by the recent retirement of Jim Jeffries. ...more

July 9, 2008

Preparing for hurricane season requires extra planning if you have pets. Here's a look at your options. ...more

May 28, 2008

The fifth annual Black Heritage Festival paid tribute to the family of a fallen soldier. ...more

February 23, 2008