If Wiregrass Ranch High students needed any extra incentive to work hard on last week's FCAT, the aroma of hamburgers sizzling on an outdoor grill may have done the trick. ...more

March 15, 2009

The longtime pastor of the city's largest church has announced his retirement. The Rev. Ron Churchill will deliver his last sermon at First Baptist Church of Plant City on Easter. ...more

March 4, 2009

It might not exactly qualify as a miracle, but for its founders, the results of the first year weren't far from one. ...more

August 13, 2008

For every angler who drops his line during a fundraiser this month, a few more dollars will be reeled in for an upstart religious-theological university based in Plant City. ...more

June 11, 2008

For every angler who drops his line during a fundraiser this month, a few more dollars will be reeled in for an upstart religious-theological university based in Plant City. ...more

June 5, 2008

An issue that apparently has baffled educators in the Heartland is going to be addressed. The high schools in Highlands, Hardee, Okeechobee, Glades, DeSoto and Hendry counties have posted numerous "C" and "D" accountability grades for the past nine years, but few "B" grades and no "A" grades. There is an apparent disparity in the performance of middle school and elementary students compared to high school students, according to the Heartland Educational Consortium. In one recent year, while the elementary and middle schools received primarily "A, B or C" grades, about one-fourth of the high schools received "D" or "F" grades. ...more

January 2, 2008