A Nanny State I read with interest in the Trib that the Democratic Congress had passed a law to delay the change from analog television to digital until summer. We have had three years of constant public announcements and millions of dollars in certificates to get new boxes, and some people are still not on board. ...more

February 6, 2009

The new chairman of the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce called on members to volunteer to help the organization weather the economic uncertainty. ...more

January 23, 2009

Kristen Smith's reign as Florida Strawberry Festival queen is drawing to a close. ...more

January 5, 2009

Ed McMahon has an unexpected new job title: rapper. ...more

September 25, 2008

Katie Sharer recalled how nervous she was as a 16-year-old competing in a swimsuit for Florida Strawberry Festival queen. ...more

July 25, 2008

The Florida Strawberry Festival queen pageant is ditching its swimsuit competition. Pageant officials had received complaints in recent years that some contestants were showing too much skin. But the complaints didn't factor into the decision to replace the swimsuits with a casual wear competition, a pageant official said today. ...more

July 24, 2008

The chamber of commerce chairman's gavel passed to Paul Hackney of Sunshine State Federal Savings and Loan Association in a ceremony that included a celebration of the organization's accomplishments of 2007. ...more

February 2, 2008

PLANT CITY - Paul Hackney of Sunshine State Federal Savings and Loan Association formally took the reins of the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce in a ceremony that included celebration of the organization's accomplishments of 2007. ...more

January 25, 2008