Items of interest from the Jan. 12 Plant City Commission meeting: •Commissioners held the first of two public hearings on a proposed ordinance prohibiting parking on portions of streets bordering the park and playground in Royal Hills subdivision. ...more

January 21, 2009

Soaring unemployment, rampant business closings and a crushing mortgage crisis have dampened any hopes of an economic turnaround in 2009. ...more

December 29, 2008

Provided she gets enough volunteers, Kristin Taylor and others with THORN Ministries are planning an effort similar to their Thanksgiving dinner for the poor on Christmas Day. ...more

December 10, 2008

The growing number of residents relying on the Emergency Care Help Organization have set an unhappy record for the local nonprofit, which distributes food, clothing and other necessities to families in need. ...more

September 10, 2008

The growing number of residents relying on the Emergency Care Help Organization have set an unhappy record for the local nonprofit, which distributes food, clothing and other necessities to families in need. ...more

September 10, 2008

He's been through tough times before, but Brandon resident Mark Mahon never anticipated that he and his 14-year-old son would have to live in the Chevy van he purchased to carry supplies for his home-remodeling business. ...more

September 4, 2008

The woman made a lasting impression on Stacey Efaw, not because she was crying when she walked through the doors of the Brandon Emergency Care Help Organization, but because her hands were empty. ...more

August 20, 2008