Scoring more than 1,200 votes, Baarney, a Bedlington terrier who belongs to Patricia and Robin Patterson of New Port Richey, has been named one of the top 10 canine finalists in USA Today's Marley & Me photo contest. ...more

January 10, 2009

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in South and Central Tampa's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. It was not easy to pick a winner, but our judges at southtampa .tbo.com and centraltampa.tbo.com finally chose David and Jennifer Mortensen's photograph of their baby taking a nap in a Christmas stocking. The Mortensens, of Citrus Park, won $50 for the picture. Second place, and $25, went to Ted and Priscilla Porter of South Tampa for a photo of their son, Thomas Porter, with the Grinch. Kathleen Boyle, a kindergarten teacher at Mabry Elementary, donned the Grinch suit in the photo. Caren Harvey of Valrico took third place and $25 for a photo of her daughter Brianna's first Christmas with her "reindog," Tonka. ...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

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great photos in the Northeast News & Tribune's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. ...more

December 31, 2008

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in the Northwest News & Tribune's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. ...more

December 31, 2008

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in the Carrollwood News & Tribune's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. ...more

December 31, 2008

Chosen from a field of more than 700 entries, Baarney, a Bedlington terrier who belongs to Patricia and Robin Patterson of New Port Richey, is one of 20 canine finalists in USA Today's Marley & Me photo contest. A photo of Baarney decorating a Christmas tree is featured at usatoday.com, where people can vote for their favorite pooches. The winning dogs will be featured in the print edition of USA Today. ...more

December 20, 2008

West Pasco residents can root for a local canine to become top dog in a nationwide online photo contest. Baarney, a Bedlington terrier who calls New Port Richey home, is one of 20 finalists from among 700 dog photos submitted to the USA Today online contest, owner Patricia Patterson explains. ...more

December 16, 2008

Could you use a little extra cold, hard cash for the holidays? Break out the yuletide cheer and share your best holiday photos with the Carrollwood News & Tribune in our online photo contest. ...more

December 13, 2008

Could you use a little extra cash for the holidays? Break out the yuletide cheer and share your best holiday photographs with the South and Central Tampa News & Tribune in our online photo contest. ...more

December 10, 2008