11 a.m.: There are no lines of voters going into the Fair Oaks Recreation Center on 34th Street just south of Hillsborough Avenue. There are no lines either at the Pictureman Catering lunch bus parked across the street. ...more

November 4, 2008

Heartland Idol organizer Dina Walker is expecting the fifth annual singing competition to be bigger and better. ...more

August 18, 2008

From bathtubs and bedding to books and office furniture, cabinets and doors to TVs and toys, East Pasco Habitat for Humanity's ReStore offers a variety of new and used merchandise. Sales help fund the nonprofit homebuilder's operations. ...more

August 15, 2008

Good Samaritan Mission, 14920 Balm-Wimauma Road, is hosting its annual Back to School Fair until 4 p.m. today. ...more

August 4, 2008

A free event will give potential homeowners an opportunity to learn about the home-buying process. ...more

June 21, 2008

The annual 2008 Plant City Community Expo will be bigger and better than ever, chamber President Marion Smith said. ...more

May 3, 2008

The Plant City Family YMCA will hold its annual Walden Lake Classic 5K race Feb. 23. The race winds around Walden Lake, starting and ending at the YMCA. ...more

January 30, 2008

SEBRING — Often, kids who enter the Highlands County Courthouse are more afraid of the front lobby than they are of actually going inside a courtroom. With this in mind, bailiffs at the courthouse have been celebrating the holidays by handing out stuffed animals to kids. After going through the building's metal detector and letting their items pass through an X-ray machine, children are allowed to choose a toy amongst a group of stuffed animals sitting underneath a Christmas tree. "It's been pretty successful," said bailiff William Dilling. "We had a little girl come in a few days ago who was afraid to go through the metal detector, but we were able to convince her that she'd get a (stuffed animal) out of it." ...more

December 24, 2007

SEBRING — Hannah Shoop and Whitney Wells may not be the fastest girls on the floor for the Sebring girls basketball team, but both agree: Speed aside, it's tough to keep up with someone who never stops. Shoop, a junior, had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and the senior Wells added six points and six boards Tuesday night to lead the Blue Streaks to a 42-31 Class 4A-District 10 victory over Sarasota-Booker at SHS. ...more

November 29, 2007

The Bucs got a glimpse at life without quarterback Jeff Garcia on Sunday. It wasn't pretty. In fact, it was downright ugly. That's how Garcia described it, anyway. ...more

November 26, 2007