Roy Moral, the 36-year-old principal of Wimauma Elementary School, has moved through life hobnobbing with royalty. He is up close and personal with kings, queens, knights and bishops, all miniature nobles who strut across the squares of a chess board. ...more

January 24, 2008

About 6 a.m. Thursday, phone service to about 300 homes and some businesses in Thonotosassa was disrupted when vandals cut and removed a section of Verizon cable near the corner of Knights-Griffin Road and Ed Dennison Road, according to Verizon spokesman Bob Elek. ...more

December 28, 2007

Visitors are invited to see Railroad Santa north of Plant City on Friday and Saturday. ...more

December 20, 2007

Robinson senior 189-pounder Ellis St. John, an individual state qualifier last season, remained undefeated this season after a solid showing Saturday at the six-way dual tournament at Robinson. St. John also is a standout linebacker on the Knights' football team and earned first-team all-conference honors this season. ...more

December 4, 2007

If the football series between the University of South Florida and UCF was as competitive as Saturday night's men's basketball contest, they might not have decided to end it. ...more

December 2, 2007

UCF AT SOUTH FLORIDA TIP-OFF: 7 p.m.; Sun Dome, Tampa ...more

December 1, 2007

TAMPA – Una mujer de Plant City intoxicada empujo a un alguacil, pateo a otro y mordió a otro el lunes tarde en la noche, dijeron las autoridades. ...more

November 27, 2007

TAMPA - An intoxicated Plant City woman pushed one deputy, kicked one and bit one late Monday, authorities said. ...more

November 27, 2007

This week's Hillsborough County football games ...more

November 8, 2007

Billy Donovan knows his young University of Florida basketball team has more to learn than he can teach in three weeks of preseason practice. That's why Donovan was grateful Monday that the Gators could learn a valuable lesson in a game that didn't count. ...more

November 6, 2007