Pigs are so cute that Emily Kyle prefers not to eat them, so a barbecue rib sandwich normally wouldn't find its way onto her tray at Wesley Chapel High School's cafeteria. ...more

March 19, 2009

School cafeterias in Pasco County apparently are just the place for vegetarians. ...more

March 18, 2009

The Plant City Optimist Club has been encouraging local youths through its annual Oratorical Contest for more than 40 years. Ten students competed in the Feb. 16 competition at the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department administrative office. ...more

March 4, 2009

More than 500 teachers in Marion County are being laid off as the school district anticipates big cuts in state funding. ...more

February 13, 2009

Grass doesn't grow much during the winter. So, in an effort to cut back on a dwindling water supply, the Southwest Florida Water Management District is asking homeowners to skip a week of irrigation in January and February. ...more

January 5, 2009

With a slumping economy, even members of the Central Pasco Optimist Club are finding it hard to be optimistic. ...more

December 3, 2008

The FBI is investigating whether Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney broke any laws or misused federal money when he hired a mistress to work in his office, a senior federal law enforcement official said. ...more

October 17, 2008

You could tell something out of the ordinary was going on by the Sun Point Shopping Center parking lot, which was overflowing with cars. The onslaught of cars and people was because the new Big Lots officially opened at 9 a.m. Friday at 3048 College Ave. E. ...more

October 16, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - A Hillsborough County minister surrendered at Land O' Lakes Jail on Tuesday evening to face a charge of lewd or lascivious battery - eight months after facing similar charges in Tampa. ...more

July 31, 2008

A Hillsborough County minister turned himself at Land O' Lakes Jail on Tuesday evening to face a charge of lewd or lascivious battery. ...more

July 30, 2008