IN UNIFORM ROTC GRADUATES: These Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) members graduated from the Leader's Training Course: ...more

November 25, 2009

Jordan Valdez, the Davis Islands teenager charged in the hit-and-run death of a homeless woman, was sentenced today to probation and 250 hours of community service. Circuit Judge Chet A. Tharpe decided the 17-year-old should be sentenced as a juvenile. ...more

November 24, 2009

The family of a woman who was killed by a hit-and-run driver is hoping the teenager will get prison. ...more

November 24, 2009

Which state has the smartest student when it comes to geography? The answer will be revealed today as 10 students, including one from Florida, head to the final rounds of the National Geographic Bee in Washington. The winner gets a $25,000 college scholarship. ...more

May 20, 2009

Senior Kacy Pitt's goal as a member of Riverview High School's girls tennis team is to play well enough to earn a college scholarship. ...more

March 25, 2009

The Plant City Optimist Club has been encouraging local youths through its annual Oratorical Contest for more than 40 years. Ten students competed in the Feb. 16 competition at the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department administrative office. ...more

March 4, 2009

At 13, Terrance Hudson already has a sense of what his calling in life might be. ...more

February 20, 2009

Artistic students eager to earn college scholarship money have several months to create patriotic art that could land them thousands. ...more

December 3, 2008

Seventeen years ago, Tiffani Conway raised eyebrows when she was voted homecoming queen by fellow students at Brandon High School. ...more

October 22, 2008

A one-time Brandon High School homecoming queens sees the honor become a family tradition. ...more

October 21, 2008