Through the first week of play in Plant City Recreation Department/Optimist Youth Basketball, the Nuggets of the Premiere Boys League became the first team to hit the three-win mark. ...more

January 21, 2009

I am a 10th-grade English teacher. For their midterm exam, my students were required to write an essay on a holiday they would like to create, the reasons they chose this holiday and why it was important to them. ...more

December 25, 2008

Nina Stanke is too young to drive, but for her 16th birthday, she's getting the right to vote. ...more

September 26, 2008

Before the first pitch was thrown, Plant City's Senior League all-stars knew they were in for a whole new experience at the state tournament for 15- and 16-year-olds. ...more

August 13, 2008

TAMPA - Police have charged three people in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man in November. LaBronx Bailey, 18, of Riverview, and two 16-year-olds, Tra Evan Lineberger of Riverview and Esteban Vincent Rivera of Valrico, were already in custody when Tampa police on Wednesday filed felony first-degree murder charges against each of them. ...more

June 19, 2008

Ernie Setz, a Port Richey-area resident, is not happy with the way the county park in the Embassy Hills community is being developed. ...more

June 11, 2008

The Grizzlies put their perfect mark on the line this morning as the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist Youth Basketball playoffs get rolling. The Grizzlies were the only undefeated team through regular season play in the Cadet League (8- and 9-year-olds) age group. ...more

February 16, 2008

Correlle Prime scored 28 points last week as his Mavericks stayed unbeaten with a 57-51 win over the Sonics in Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist Youth Basketball action. ...more

January 24, 2008

Caleb Gregory scored 14 points as the Grizzlies beat the Tigers 21-4 on Jan. 12, becoming the first team with a 2-0 record in the Cadet League of the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist Youth Basketball program. ...more

January 19, 2008

LUTZ - A neighbor interrupted a burglary today after calling the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to report a suspicious car parked in a cul-de-sac and a masked person wandering around someone's property, officials said. ...more

December 10, 2007