Getting a year older didn't bother Leo Watson one bit. He celebrated his birthday March 31, the same day as the birth of his granddaughter Lily Ann Haynes. ...more

May 21, 2008

Backers of a controversial commuter rail deal in Orlando worked hard to gain allies in the last weeks of the legislative session, offering the enticement that its passage would help Tampa get its own rail system. ...more

May 3, 2008

A cold wind whipped through the back parking lot of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Tuesday, chilling workers unloading machines as Interstate 4 traffic whizzed by. ...more

April 16, 2008

Drivers who run red lights are one step closer to having their infractions documented by cameras. ...more

February 21, 2008

PLANT CITY -- Motorists on Interstate 4 in Hillsborough County may encounter repaving crews in the coming months. ...more

February 15, 2008

East Hillsborough Art Guild President Lou Watson and his wife, the guild's first vice president, LouAnn Watson, take the top 2008 honors as Brush Strokes Valentine Couple. They are a dynamic husband-and-wife team who have been sharing their love of the arts and each other for 33 years. ...more

February 13, 2008

PLANT CITY - A part of the history of Plant City came tumbling down this morning. ...more

February 8, 2008

PLANT CITY - Radio host Tom Joyner may not be a household name, but the syndicated broadcaster packs enough star power to share the bill with the likes of Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Maya Angelou in a new PBS documentary that examines the roots of prominent black families. The show airs Wednesday on WEDU, Channel 3. ...more

February 5, 2008

One brick will read "DACCO saved my life." Another will have "Peace to All Who Enter Here." And one will celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary. ...more

February 2, 2008

Betty Jones exhibited her artistic talent at the recent Plant City Photo Archives' Progressive Tea and Tour of Historic Homes. For the second year in a row, she won most outlandish in the tea's hat contest. ...more

January 28, 2008