Walter Breuning learned to read by kerosene lantern, remembers his grandfather telling him about fighting in the Civil War, and cast his first presidential ballot for Woodrow Wilson. ...more

July 21, 2009

PLANT CITY Tomlin Middle School's Parent Teacher Student Association plans to offer tips to parents who want to talk to their children about sexual abstinence. ...more

January 20, 2009

PLANT CITY Four girls were crowned in their respective age categories Saturday at the Florida Strawberry Festival's annual Junior Royalty pageant. ...more

January 13, 2009

PLANT CITY The Florida Strawberry Festival's Junior Royalty Pageant will be 6 p.m. Saturday at Tomlin Middle School, 501 N. Woodrow Wilson St. ...more

January 6, 2009

Kristen Smith's reign as Florida Strawberry Festival queen is drawing to a close. ...more

January 5, 2009

PLANT CITY Two Florida Strawberry Festival pageants will take place next month. The Junior Royalty pageant will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 10 in the Tomlin Middle School auditorium, 501 N. Woodrow Wilson St. The festival queen's pageant is 6 p.m. Jan. 17, also in the Tomlin auditorium. ...more

December 30, 2008

The Hillsborough County school district will hold a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 to discuss attendance boundaries for an elementary school scheduled to open in August near Interstate 4 and McIntosh Road. The meeting on Bailey Elementary School's boundaries will be at the Tomlin Middle School auditorium, 501 N. Woodrow Wilson St. ...more

December 23, 2008

They have been planning for months, rehearsing for almost as long. Including the actors, singers, orchestra musicians and stagehands, some 60 students from Newsome, Durant and Plant City high schools are joining forces to stage the musical "Pippin" at Tomlin Middle School Theatre. ...more

November 26, 2008

They have been planning for months, rehearsing for almost as long. Including the actors, singers, orchestra and stage hands, some 60 students from Newsome, Durant and Plant City high schools are part of the effort to stage "Pippin" at Tomlin Middle School Theatre beginning tonight. ...more

November 19, 2008

Graciously conceding as vice president in 1980, Walter Mondale spoke of voters wielding "their staggering power." This year's energized electorate did that, thereby proving, among other things, that bad governance is good for turnout, a fact that should give pause to people who think high rates of voting are unambiguous indicators of civic health. ...more

November 8, 2008