Little League baseball opened its season with the Florida Strawberry Festival queen throwing out the first pitch and a raising of the American flag. ...more

March 11, 2009

The Florida Strawberry Festival queen and court have again drawn national attention and will be profiled in an upcoming television spot on ABC. ...more

February 25, 2009

Festival queen Lauren Der and court members — first maid Sara Beth Newsome, Megan Cochran, Joclyn Emerson and Morgan Feaster — are being profiled by "Good Morning America's" Saturday feature program in a bimonthly segment, "American Snapshot." ...more

February 24, 2009

ABC News correspondent JuJu Chang is expected in Plant City Tuesday to prepare a report for "Good Morning America" about the Strawberry Festival, according to publicist Liz Harmon, who is promoting the upcoming event. ...more

February 12, 2009

Florida Strawberry Festival queen Lauren Der and her court members say they are becoming fast friends as they prepare to represent the festival, strawberry industry and the community. ...more

January 28, 2009

Florida Strawberry Festival queen Lauren Der and her court members say they are becoming fast friends as they prepare to represent the festival, strawberry industry and the community. ...more

January 22, 2009

Erica Der admits she was a bit nervous for her younger sister. But Lauren Der – who prayed for God's strength – was at peace. ...more

January 18, 2009

When Lauren Der was crowned Florida Strawberry Festival queen Saturday, she made pageant history. ...more

January 18, 2009

David P. Feaster was named president and chief executive officer of St. Petersburg-based Cornerstone Bank, which has eight Pinellas locations and more than $320 million in assets, the bank's board of directors announced this week. ...more

January 7, 2009

PLANT CITY Two Florida Strawberry Festival pageants will take place next month. The Junior Royalty pageant will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 10 in the Tomlin Middle School auditorium, 501 N. Woodrow Wilson St. The festival queen's pageant is 6 p.m. Jan. 17, also in the Tomlin auditorium. ...more

December 30, 2008