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June 14, 2009

Quet Shaw has received one last honor for her exploits as the leader of the Plant City High flag football team, and it's a pretty big honor. Recently Shaw was named the best quarterback in the state, as the signal-caller on flagmag.com's all-Florida squads were announced in late May. ...more

June 4, 2009

Only a few years ago, Pinellas County and city officials were worrying aloud that condo developers were going to snatch up all the county's waterfront property, driving off the Pinellas tourism and hospitality industry. Long before that could happen, the state's real estate market collapsed, bringing the condo development craze to a halt. ...more

May 30, 2009

Tallahassee Chiles jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three innings and held off a late Armwood rally to beat the Hawks 4-2 in the Class 5A state baseball semifinals Monday at Tradition Field. ...more

May 25, 2009

If Progress Energy Florida gets an interim rate increase next week, West Pasco customers could see electric bills go up about $4 to $5 a month starting this summer. At a May 19 hearing in Tallahassee, the Florida Public Service Commission will discuss granting the extra $76 million to Progress Energy Florida, according to information from the Florida Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers before the PSC. ...more

May 13, 2009

An 11-year-old Florida boy is getting ready to finish his hike to Washington to draw attention to homelessness among children. ...more

May 11, 2009

Zach Bonner, 11, is getting ready to finish his hike from Tampa to Washington to draw attention to homelessness among children. ...more

May 5, 2009

Led by quarterback Quet Shaw and receivers Tekeyah Clark and Kate Wicker, Plant City's flag football team rolled past Plant 31-13 in a first-round play-in game Saturday afternoon at Plant High. ...more

May 3, 2009

Excuse me, but did I miss the issue where it was discovered that the Gulf of Mexico was suddenly changed into fresh water? ...more

April 22, 2009

Students and parents enrolled at the Florida Virtual School plan to gather Tuesday morning at the Capitol in Tallahassee and protest the budget cuts the Legislature has planned. ...more

April 20, 2009