For weeks, the delicate seedlings have been arriving from Canada. They come packed in foam coolers and are quickly plugged into the plastic-covered beds that blanket thousands of acres in eastern Hillsborough County. ...more

October 25, 2007

TAMPA - A 22-year-old Riverview man was charged with two felony counts of lewd or lascivious battery this morning after having "consensual" sex with a 13-year-old girl, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesman said. ...more

October 15, 2007

It's good to be an incumbent. County Commissioner Brian Blair has raised more than $95,600 in his bid to retain his countywide seat. ...more

October 15, 2007

Some people who love to stay busy are fortunate enough to find a career that suits them perfectly, and an employer that never wants them to say goodbye. ...more

October 10, 2007

VALRICO - Nanci Chadwick wasn't sure whether to go to sleep Sunday night or move her car and take her dogs, cats and chickens to higher ground. After driving rain last week and more Sunday in Polk and east Hillsborough County, the Alafia River rose more than 3.5 feet over the weekend, bringing it within 18 inches of flood stage, or 13 feet, regional forecasters said. Chadwick's home is right on the river. ...more

October 9, 2007

The county has delayed action on the updated South County Transportation Plan and that has caused concern for some south county leaders who helped draft the plan. ...more

October 4, 2007

Former Plant City mayor and city commissioner John Dicks formally announced Monday that he is running for U.S. Congress in Florida's 9{+t}{+h} District. ...more

October 2, 2007

PLANT CITY - Former Plant City mayor and city commissioner John Dicks announced today that he will run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida's 9th District. ...more

October 1, 2007

If you live in eastern Hillsborough County and want to develop skills as a firefighter, now is the time to volunteer. ...more

September 26, 2007

Glover School alumni will share memories, trade stories and celebrate the history of one of the first schools established in eastern Hillsborough County at a reunion next week. ...more

September 26, 2007