The NFL isn't the only football league where the players aren't afraid to wear pink. Members of the Turkey Creek Trojans varsity and junior varsity teams and their cheerleaders are donning pink this month in support of breast cancer awareness. ...more

October 22, 2009

It probably would be an understatement to say that 1954 Turkey Creek High School graduate Lamar Rogers likes the Plant City Photo Archives. ...more

October 9, 2009

PLANT CITY The following is a list of winners of the Florida Strawberry Festival swine show. Eighty Hillsborough County students in grades 3-12, participated in the show. All student participants were required to have a minimum 2.5 grade point average and their entry must have weighed at least 200 pounds. The participants were judged on showmanship, exhibition skill and their industry knowledge by a panel of industry leaders. ...more

April 1, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. ...more

March 4, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. ...more

March 4, 2009

One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. The Hillsborough County school board appointed principals for Webb and Pierce middle schools Tuesday night. Webb's assistant principal, Marcos Murillo, was promoted to principal, and Henry Lefler, an assistant principal at Williams Middle, will come to Pierce. Murillo, 33, has worked at Webb for a year and said he wants to keep the momentum that Principal Brent McBrien established. Students are enjoying the school year, and Murillo wants to build off their enthusiasm and continue to work to improve academics. ...more

February 25, 2009

PLANT CITY One of the nation's largest wireless carriers is adding another cell site in the Plant City area near Walden Lake. ...more

February 23, 2009

The United Food Bank is still tallying up the figures, but it appears a fundraiser featuring celebrity chef Jon Ashton brought in at least $40,000. The venue, the Trinkle center on Hillsborough Community College's Plant City campus, was packed Saturday as Ashton entertained with wit and a cooking demonstration. Ashton, a frequent guest on NBC's "Today" show, also helped auction sports memorabilia. ...more

February 10, 2009

Two groups dedicated to fostering appreciation of the outdoors among youngsters have teamed up to provide a low-cost beginning archery program for children and teens. ...more

January 7, 2009

Hillsborough County School District spokeswoman Linda Cobbe just provided this information on school dismissal times: ...more

December 5, 2008