Florida has one less citrus packing house. Four years after moving his citrus-packing business from Wesley Chapel, Jim Guedry has shut down the commercial side of Citrus Country Groves. Guedry owned the fruit-packing business for 17 years. ...more

July 17, 2008

Summer is on the horizon with a variety of entertaining indoor and outdoor events taking place on the Fairgrounds property adjacent to I-4 and U.S. Highway 301 in eastern Hillsborough County. ...more

June 27, 2008

A long-promised interactive fountain for Giddens Park is moving closer to a splash date. ...more

June 4, 2008

CRIME TRACKER This is a listing of crimes handled by the Plant City Police Department May 5 through 11 arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by officers and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

May 28, 2008

It was intended as a warning; the parting words of a safety-minded deputy. ...more

February 19, 2008

It was intended as a warning; the parting words of a safety-minded deputy. ...more

February 18, 2008

Life doesn't get much better than this, 13-year-old Hill Middle School student Phil Guarino declared after wolfing down a deep-fried, sugar-coated funnel cake and then taking a gut-wrenching ride down a giant slide. ...more

February 7, 2008

Chris Lahey was hired by the Tampa Bay Rays when the team opened a downtown office in August. ...more

February 6, 2008

When about 40 zoo supporters gathered recently for a luncheon to celebrate 20 years of Lowry Park Zoo's black-tie fundraiser, Karamu, attendees were surprised with a special presentation. ...more

January 31, 2008

Families in the Kings Lake subdivision, west of East Bay High School, played games and feasted on hot dogs, hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows last month, courtesy of the South Shore United Methodist Church. ...more

January 24, 2008