The school board will know this week if the district is one step closer to a search for a new superintendent. ...more

January 13, 2009

Superintendent may be finalist for new job; finance director leaves Friday. ...more

January 12, 2009

Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives are asking the public's help in locating an 82-year-old woman whose family has not seen her for six months. Mabel A. Pugliese, of 7993 Oak Run Circle, Lakeland, was reported missing on Sunday by a family member. ...more

December 10, 2008

Bill Stull threw two touchdowns and LeSean McCoy ran for another as Pittsburgh beat Connecticut, 34-10, on Saturday to give the Panthers their first nine-win regular season since 1982 and a bid to the Sun Bowl. ...more

December 7, 2008

University of South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe isn't sure what to expect, but he wants to check just in case. That's why the junior said he will petition the National Football League's draft advisory council after this season to see where he might get drafted. ...more

November 19, 2008

The number of women in state government leadership positions is on the rise, with the percentage nearly mirroring their representation in the general population in six states, a study has found. ...more

August 12, 2008

Lynn Helms and her husband, Richard, moved to Plant City from Connecticut in 1998. They soon discovered First Presbyterian Church of Plant City. ...more

July 16, 2008

Ten new postage stamps featuring the U.S. and state flags go on sale today - on the annual observance of Flag Day. ...more

June 14, 2008

The University of South Florida softball team won the school's first Big East regular-season title Sunday and the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament. ...more

May 5, 2008

Sarah Brown is unusually cautious when it comes to social networking. The college sophomore doesn't have a MySpace page and, while she's on Facebook, she does everything she can to keep her page as private as she can. ...more

May 5, 2008