Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early. ...more

July 4, 2009

Celebrate the Great Outdoors with your family. ...more

July 3, 2009

PLANT CITY About 60 friends and family members gathered earlier this month to welcome home Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Knight, who spent eight months in Iraq. ...more

December 19, 2008

Dear Abby: Our best friends, "Bill and Melinda," are financially well-off. My husband and I make just enough to get by. We have been friends for a long time, are extremely close and always have a good time together. ...more

December 7, 2008

Frank Cianci of Hudson says anyone who voted for the financial bailout should be voted out of the U.S. House and Senate. ...more

November 1, 2008

The event may have been small by some standards, but more than 200 people turned out with their dogs - and a cat - to Summerfield's first pet fair. ...more

October 8, 2008

The event may have been small by some standards, but more than 200 people turned out with their dogs - and a cat - to Summerfield's first pet fair. ...more

October 8, 2008

PLANT CITY A local favorite, the Southern Star Bluegrass band, will entertain Saturday at a fundraising picnic at First United Methodist Church of Plant City, 303 N. Evers St. ...more

September 23, 2008

The Lake Denton Committee voted 4-1 to close public access to one of our county's nicest lakes. County lake officials said they will fight closing public access when they make their case to county commissioners before an ultimate decision is made. We hope the lake officials are successful. ...more

September 4, 2008

TAMPA - Fireworks fanatics, consider this: For as little as $5, you can get front-row seats Friday on the USS American Victory, less than 100 yards from the pyrotechnics barge. ...more

July 3, 2008