In October 2005, Hillsborough County commissioners decided they wanted to help the families of servicemen and women who risked their lives for their country. ...more

February 9, 2010

Sylvia Campbell is not a woman who hesitates. When she learned of Haiti's disastrous earthquake, she thought of all the friends she's made there during two dozen mission trips since 1996. ...more

February 6, 2010

The Hillsborough County Commission today is scheduled to hold a memorial service for Army Sgt. Jason Fabrizi of Seffner. ...more

February 3, 2010

Army Sgt. David A. Croft Jr. died for all Americans when he was killed Jan. 5 in Iraq, a minister told mourners at a funeral service for the fallen soldier. ...more

January 27, 2010

Vicki Croft, the mother of Sgt. David A. Croft Jr., a 22-year-old soldier killed in Iraq on Jan. 5, says she has found tremendous support in the community, her family and the military presence that helped her get through the most difficult time in her life. ...more

January 24, 2010

More than 600 people attended a visitiation for Spec. David A. Croft Jr. on Friday, said officials of Shiloh Baptist Church in Plant City. ...more

January 23, 2010

Andre Berto has built a successful career out of boxing. The 26-year-old from Winter Haven started fighting as a 5-year-old. As an amateur, he boxed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. After the games he went pro, and now he's the reigning World Boxing Council welterweight champion. ...more

January 22, 2010

The nation's war on terror once again has hit home. Army Spc. David A. Croft Jr. became the eighth local serviceman to die in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan since 2004. A ninth Plant City area soldier was listed as a noncombat death in Kuwait. ...more

January 13, 2010

Six NATO service members, including three Americans, were killed in Afghanistan today — the deadliest day for the international force in more than two months, underscoring fears that casualties will rise as more foreign troops stream into the country. ...more

January 11, 2010

In its first year of operation, the nonprofit Plant City Support Our Soldiers, with the help of the community, sent more than 2,000 pounds of items to deployed soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

January 6, 2010