The holiday sales figures are in and, as expected, things were ugly at the nation's stores. ...more

January 9, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - How does one glimpse silence? Thanks to Land O' Lakes artist Bradley Arthur, you don't have to wonder. ...more

January 8, 2009

Pasco County prep sports standings for boys and girls basketball and boys and girls soccer. ...more

January 7, 2009

A look back at some of the events experienced locally in 2008. Community Citrus Park got national attention when the Citrus Park Little League team ventured to Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League World Series. ...more

January 7, 2009

Sickles junior Jason McDade was looking for a service project to earn Eagle Scout status when his sister's old glasses caught his attention. ...more

January 7, 2009

Sickles junior Jason McDade was looking for a service project to earn Eagle Scout status when his sister's old glasses caught his attention. ...more

January 7, 2009

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in South and Central Tampa's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. It was not easy to pick a winner, but our judges at southtampa .tbo.com and centraltampa.tbo.com finally chose David and Jennifer Mortensen's photograph of their baby taking a nap in a Christmas stocking. The Mortensens, of Citrus Park, won $50 for the picture. Second place, and $25, went to Ted and Priscilla Porter of South Tampa for a photo of their son, Thomas Porter, with the Grinch. Kathleen Boyle, a kindergarten teacher at Mabry Elementary, donned the Grinch suit in the photo. Caren Harvey of Valrico took third place and $25 for a photo of her daughter Brianna's first Christmas with her "reindog," Tonka. ...more

January 7, 2009

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos entered in the 2008 Holiday Photo Contest sponsored by the Plant City Courier & Tribune and its sister community newspapers. It was not an easy decision to pick a winner, but our judges finally decided on David and Jennifer Mortensen's picture of their daughter Madelyn taking a nap in a Christmas stocking. The Mortensens, who live in Citrus Park, won $50 for her photo. ...more

January 7, 2009

To promote the Jan. 13 return of "American Idol," Fox is setting-up official "Idol" backdrops at various malls throughout the country including Tampa's Westfield Citrus Park mall. ...more

January 6, 2009

Expanded Prep Results ...more

January 5, 2009