Red, ripe strawberries are not just a historic crop in eastern Hillsborough County; toward the middle of March they become deliciously affordable as market prices drop, shipping becomes expensive and U-fields open in the Plant City area. ...more

April 1, 2009

Thursday's Prep Results ...more

March 20, 2009

Forestry workers will return today to the scene of a brush fire in Ruskin that possibly consumed up to 100 acres to make sure no hot spots are smoldering and to dig new fire lines if necessary. ...more

March 16, 2009

Brush fires in Ruskin and Haines City kept Tampa Bay area firefighters busy on Sunday. A blaze in Ruskin that grew to 150 acres was contained by 10 p.m., Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Capt. Bruce Delk said. ...more

March 16, 2009

A 20-year-old woman is accused of punching a pregnant woman and slashing her face and arms with a box cutter. ...more

March 16, 2009

Local high schools will see plenty of new faces in the fall after the Florida High School Athletic Association released its official district realignment for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. ...more

March 6, 2009

Andrew Culpepper, a student in the FFA Chapter at Lennard High School, won Sub-District Tractor Operations Career Development Events on Dec. 11 and District 9 Tractor Operations CDEs on Jan. 22 at the Hillsborough Community College Plant City campus. He passed an oral and written test and driving course at each competition. ...more

February 25, 2009

Two Haines City children were seriously injured in a crash Wednesday night in Polk County. ...more

February 19, 2009

TOP 10 PREP POLLS (thru 02-16) ...more

February 17, 2009

The Top Ten teams in the Florida high school basketball poll, as voted by sportswriters and members of the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches. ...more

February 16, 2009