A Plant City Fire Rescue captain who violated protocol but may have saved a choking boy's life has been named the city's 2009 Firefighter of the Year. Fire Chief George Shiley said Capt. Stacy Stearns' honor was based on the nomination of his peers and a review committee's selection. ...more

November 30, 2009

School food drives typically get the Emergency Care Help Organization through the holiday season. ...more

November 25, 2009

James Cregger's attempt to explain away a sexual battery charge with a conspiracy theory failed. ...more

October 29, 2009

Hernando County Middle School Athletic Conference Football Recaps (11-02) ...more

October 28, 2009

With the end of the school year upon us, I want to let some special people at Fred Wild Elementary School know what a difference they make. Stacy Stokes and Sean Youlden have been my sons' teachers this year. My boys have excelled under their care and understanding. Any child would be lucky to have either one of them as a teacher. ...more

May 22, 2009

The northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 301 between Stacy and Mango roads have reopened following a head-on crash between a Publix tractor-trailer and a sport utility vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

February 25, 2009

Larry Bunkley and Tina Henderson figured they had a couple of more months before they had to find a new home, with foreclosure pending on the house they shared with their baby girl off Simmons Loop Road. ...more

January 12, 2009

Larry Bunkley and Tina Henderson figured they had a couple of more months before they had to find a new home, with foreclosure pending on the house they shared with their baby girl off Simmons Loop Road. ...more

January 11, 2009

Larry Bunkley and Tina Henderson figured they had a couple more months before they had to find a new home, with foreclosure pending on the house they shared with their baby girl. ...more

January 9, 2009

A 7-year-old bicyclist was killed this afternoon when he was hit by a pickup while riding on a bike trail that crosses U.S. Highway 301 north of Stacy Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

December 26, 2008