Sonya Jackson, Ken Pritz are still in the running ...more

November 20, 2009

Parents can soon weigh in on district officials' process of selecting which teenagers will be transferred from Central and Springstead high schools to attend the new school being constructed along U.S. 19 in the northwest part of the county. ...more

November 6, 2009

A rift has developed on Hillsborough County's Cone Ranch advisory committee over a meeting between county officials and a private group of investors who want to sell a large swath of the 12,800-acre, county-owned ranch. ...more

November 3, 2009

Organizers of the Relay for Life of Plant City had their first meeting to plan strategy, build teams and prepare for the big fundraiser and 18-hour relay to beat cancer scheduled in April. ...more

October 28, 2009

Editor's note: Dolly Cummings is the manager of Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center in Ruskin. ...more

April 1, 2009

The University of South Florida women's basketball team were not among the 64 schools to get an invitation to the NCAA tournament. ...more

March 17, 2009

When a former employee filed a lawsuit against the Tampa Sports Authority in 2008, executive director Henry Saavedra waited months before telling the authority's board. ...more

March 13, 2009

When the newly christened business and economic development standing committee sits down to meet Tuesday, member Jim Adkins won't be there. ...more

March 13, 2009

The judges at the March 1 Florida Strawberry Festival baby contest had their hands full choosing from about 100 youngsters in competitions ranging from Best Decorated Diaper to Best Looking and Fastest Crawler. ...more

March 11, 2009

The issue: Should county government continue to offer employees tuition reimbursement at taxpayers' expense? Our opinion: Ax the program during tough economic times. ...more

March 8, 2009