The drive to qualify for the state swim meet begins this week. Local schools recently had a good warm-up meet in the form of the Western Conference championships, held Oct. 17 at the Bobby Hicks Pool in South Tampa. All 26 of Hillsborough County's public high schools had their teams on hand. ...more

October 28, 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

Local residents heard of U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke's death while serving in Afghanistan, and they were saddened to hear the news. ...more

October 26, 2009

A soldier from Plant City died last week while serving in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke's body was returned to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Sunday. ...more

October 26, 2009

U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke, 25, who was raised in Plant City and graduated from Plant City High School, was killed in Afghanistan last week. His body was returned Sunday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. ...more

October 25, 2009

Having surged into possible playoff contention, the Plant City High Raiders know they must come up with wins in their next two games to get there. ...more

October 21, 2009

With an astonishing number of tight matches under their belts, the members of the Plant City High boys golf team should have been well prepared for the postseason. ...more

October 21, 2009

The Plant City High golf team is quietly rebuilding success out at Walden Lake as a surging team of young players is hoping to lead the girls program back into the ranks of the state's top teams. ...more

October 21, 2009

Army Sgt. Samuel Valdez has been missing since he fell overboard in a Feb. 22 training exercise, but he will never be forgotten, friends, family members and fellow soldiers say. ...more

July 20, 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