The winners of the 2009 Central Florida Barbecue were announced Saturday evening before an enthusiastic crowd at Firemen's Field, with Bubba Latimer of Bub-Ba-Q accepting the Grand Champion trophy. ...more

January 12, 2009

The winners of the 2009 Central Florida BBQ were announced Saturday evening before an enthusiastic crowd at Firemens Field with Bubba Latimer of Bub-Ba-Q accepting the Grand Champion trophy. ...more

January 11, 2009

The winners of the 2009 Central Florida BBQ were announced Saturday evening before an enthusiastic crowd at Firemens Field with Bubba Latimer of Bub-Ba-Q accepting the Grand Champion Trophy. ...more

January 10, 2009

Teams with barbecue rigs, big and small, arrived throughout the day Thursday at Firemen's Field in preparation for the 2009 Central Florida BBQ Festival. ...more

January 9, 2009

OK, you didn't get tickets to the game. And it seems they are going to be closing down the main road to get to your house. It's your anniversary and you were going to take your sweetie to Bern's but the place is booked solid. ...more

January 7, 2009

Schwarzkopf Elementary kindergartners were impressed when firefighter Gary Guy donned his full uniform and helmet, but the ladders on the retired 1973 firetruck he brought with him drew the most "wows." Guy was one of the guest speakers and surrogate teachers who flooded Hillsborough County schools today, taking part in a homegrown tradition to open new vistas for students. ...more

November 19, 2008

LUTZ Schwarzkopf Elementary kindergartners were impressed when firefighter Gary Guy donned his full uniform and helmet, but the ladders on the 1973 fire truck he brought with him drew the most "wows." ...more

November 19, 2008

In a town that takes the arts seriously, Monica Goodwin Turner was chosen as the contest winner for the official poster and T-shirt for the 18th annual Caladium Festival. ...more

August 17, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Ag-Venture won a statewide award Friday as the outstanding volunteer program from Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, a division of Florida Farm Bureau. ...more

June 14, 2008

Thieves ruined Christmas for one woman this year by stealing the pair of 6-foot-tall nutcracker statues from in front of her house. ...more

December 26, 2007