A celebration that traces its roots back to 1973 will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Springhead Community Park. ...more

August 9, 2009

It's a happy July 4 for two winners of a Florida Lottery drawing who bought tickets in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

July 4, 2009

The lead designer of the Chevy Camaro, the hot sports car that endeared itself to fans of the 2007 blockbuster, "Transformers," will visit a local dealership today to help promote the sequel. ...more

June 23, 2009

Remember actor Erik Estrada and his character California Francis "Ponch" Poncherello, the California Highway Patrol officer on the 1977–1983 television series CHIPs? Well, he's on duty at this week's Transitions Championship, handing out "Sight-ations'' to offenders. Fans in attendance can be written up for "Aggravated Visual Assault: Wearing Really Bad glasses, or "Grand Theft Visual: Robbing Your Eyes of Healthy Sight,'' or maybe even "Accessory to a Crime: Missing the Action Because of Squinting.'' Fans who are written up can take the "sight-ation'' to a Transitions Optical pavilion on site and receive a prize in addition to entering a drawing for a fitting and new eyewear. "Everybody loves the idea of being ticketed by Pounch,'' Estrada said. "On TV I was supposed to protect and serve. I'm doing that here. "And most everbody grew up watching CHIPs. The ones who could not make it on the force decided to become golfers." ...more

March 20, 2009

Mary Yvette Thomas Mathis was automatically re-elected to the Plant City Commission when the qualification period ended today without the incumbent drawing a challenger. ...more

February 20, 2009

The addition of Strawberry Crest High School will definitely be welcomed as all east Hillsborough schools are operating over capacity. ...more

February 4, 2009

The addition of Strawberry Crest High School will definitely be welcomed as all east Hillsborough schools are operating over capacity. ...more

January 30, 2009

Lottery officials say almost half a million Powerball tickets were sold the first day they went on sale in Florida. Florida is the 30th state, along with the District of Columbia and the U.S Virgin Islands, to offer the game. ...more

January 6, 2009

Floridians get ready for the first Powerball drawing. ...more

January 6, 2009

Five of the six winning tickets for Saturday's Fantasy 5 drawing were sold at the same store in St. Petersburg: M&S Mart, 6401 Central Ave. The five tickets were sold to the same man, store owner Jason Kuriakose said. ...more

December 16, 2008