"Family, fitness and fun" is the focus of an event scheduled 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at The Hardy Trail in Dade City. STEPtember, part of a national project hosted by America On the Move, encourages fitness walking as a means to achieve optimum health. ...more

September 11, 2008

City Manager William Poe said it really wasn't that difficult putting together a city budget that cuts spending by nearly $400,000 without cutting services. ...more

September 6, 2008

A plan to erect a train observation platform at the historic depot to attract more rail buffs and other tourists has received the blessing of the Plant City Commission. ...more

September 3, 2008

Four days before students returned to the classroom, the community made sure new teachers in the area felt welcome and appreciated. ...more

August 27, 2008

Finding someone to run the local chamber of commerce can be a tall order. ...more

August 21, 2008

For the second time this year, the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce will be looking for a new executive director. ...more

August 20, 2008

DADE CITY For the second time this year, the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce will be looking for a new executive director. Tony Lister, who was selected to serve as the chamber's director in April, has resigned. In a resignation e-mail, Lister said he would work full time at the chamber through Aug. 27 and then on a part-time basis as needed. Lister, 37, previously was a teacher at Wesley Chapel High School. In April 2005, Lister was elected unopposed to the San Antonio city commission to fill a seat left open by the retirement of four-term Commissioner Dennis Phillips. In March, the chamber severed its ties with longtime director Phyllis Smith. Smith resigned March 12 but had agreed to stay on while a new director was selected and settled into the position. ...more

August 19, 2008

PLANT CITY Ever dreamed of being a certified judge of barbecue, be it ribs, chicken, brisket or pork? Fred Johnson, Owen Johnson and their Johnson's Barbecue restaurant will again host a judges' school to help usher in the sixth annual Plant City Pig Jam State BBQ Championship which, last year, drew 81 teams from across the country. ...more

August 15, 2008

An agriculture teacher, farm magazine publisher and others were honored today at an annual ceremony that salutes agriculture in the Plant City area. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Kumquat Chronicles continue. In my July 23 column, I featured a letter from Elaine Bolack of Lutz, who was requesting a kumquat marmalade recipe. ...more

August 6, 2008