TEMPLE TERRACE - Some Witter Elementary students rode to lunch in style last week in celebration of their FCAT scores. Sixty-five students were treated to a limousine ride and lunch at the Golden Corral as part of the school's Four or More Club. Students who scored a 4 or 5, the highest scores possible, on the writing portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test are part of the club. ...more

May 27, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Billye Hemphill was recently elected president of the Tampa Garden Club, which means she is going to have even less time to maintain the garden at her home in Twelve Oaks. ...more

May 24, 2008

It's a sunny Sunday afternoon, and the girls come streaming into Marilyn Wannamaker's home, ready to roll up their sleeves to do some baking. ...more

May 20, 2008

After mix-up, local organizations raise money to send student to camp. ...more

May 4, 2008

as a teacher, administrator and ultimately superintendent - I have come to recognize what it takes for children to succeed. ...more

January 15, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - In the four years since retiring as a University of South Florida biology professor, Al Latina, 71, has not let the grass grow under his feet. Instead, the master gardener dug right in with both heels as a member of the Temple Terrace Garden Club. He is chairman of its Woodmont Park Committee, in which he was instrumental in designing new flower beds for the park and establishing a memorial garden to honor deceased club members. ...more

January 2, 2008

School may be out for the holidays, but for some local students, the work is far from over. ...more

December 29, 2007

A recent assignment for the creative writing club I belong to was to prepare a story describing a job we had while in high school. Even though that was so very long ago, I still possess vivid memories. ...more

December 28, 2007

Bowls are filled, pets have toys, and foster children received Christmas surprises thanks to a growing group of students at Lake Magdalene Elementary School. ...more

December 22, 2007

At least they're not going to lose money, but members of the South Hillsborough Lions Club are hoping more people will pick up a tree this weekend before Santa shows up looking for a place to stack the presents. ...more

December 22, 2007