The gazebo at Veterans Memorial Park will be named for the prominent longtime Plant City family headed by former Navy pilot and retired auto dealer B.M. "Mac" Smith Jr. ...more

August 13, 2008

Hillsborough County will spend more than $50 million during the next three years on parks and recreation projects, including a controversial 24-field soccer complex. ...more

August 7, 2008

Fueled by donations from residents - including $100,000 pledged by a well-known Plant City family - work will begin soon on Veterans Memorial Park at Courier Field, organizers have announced. ...more

August 6, 2008

HCRD MEN'S SOFTBALL From the loser's bracket, Raymond James wins three straight to claim the Hernando County Recreation Department Men's Softball "C" Division title. ...more

August 2, 2008

HCRD FLAG FOOTBALL Champions crowned in three Hernando County Recreation Department Flag Football Tournament divisions. HOOTERS CLAIMS 'A' TITLE, 34-21 ...more

August 2, 2008

HCRD MEN'S SOFTBALL Early barrage of home runs leads Bingham to 'B' Division playoffs championship, 15-12. ...more

July 25, 2008

Early barrage of home runs leads Bingham to 'B' Division playoffs championship, 15-12. ...more

July 22, 2008

While cars raced by below, a band of youngsters eagerly took paint rollers to concrete, covering graffiti on a Suncoast Parkway overpass. ...more

July 22, 2008

While cars raced by below, a band of youngsters eagerly took paint rollers to concrete covering up graffiti on a Suncoast Parkway overpass. ...more

July 11, 2008

County Commissioner Jim Norman once dreamed of funding Hillsborough parks with money spent by soccer-mad parents and their youngsters at a $40 million complex near Plant City. ...more

June 18, 2008