A fraction signed up for it and even fewer made it through the process Monday as Hillsborough County schools extended its vaccination program to students at select high schools and middle schools. ...more

October 27, 2009

Freedom High's track athletes will be free to compete in Friday's Class 3A state track and field championships if they are found free of any swine flu symptoms, Freedom athletic director Eli Thomas confirmed today. ...more

May 5, 2009

James Harrell wasted no time. "Our goal is to win the district," he said. ...more

February 6, 2009

Former NFL linebacker James Harrell, co-defensive coordinator on Plant's 2006 and 2008 state title teams, confirmed Tuesday night he has been offered the head coaching job at Freedom and is likely to accept it. An official announcement from the school is expected this week. ...more

February 4, 2009

Freedom High School football coach Marquel Blackwell has been removed from the position by Principal Chris Farkas. ...more

January 12, 2009

TAMPA - Beginning in August, Hillsborough County school students will have to keep their cell phones and other electronic devices out of sight or have them confiscated, school board members decided today. The plan still needs a formal vote. ...more

June 6, 2008

Two area schools will open the next school year with new leaders. The Hillsborough County school board appointed principals Tuesday for Pizzo Elementary and Tampa Bay Technical High. ...more

May 10, 2008

NORTH TAMPA - Two area schools will open the next school year with new leaders. The school board appointed new principals Tuesday, May 6, for Pizzo Elementary and Tampa Bay Technical High. ...more

May 6, 2008

A 55-year-old Clearwater nurse is the first person to file a complaint against a bar since the Legislature passed a law protecting designated drivers last year, state officials said. ...more

January 25, 2008

PLANT CITY - With no new leads and no break in the case, the owners of two slain and mutilated baby pigs decided to turn up the heat by placing a half-page newspaper advertisement. ...more

November 23, 2007