Christian rock groups will perform free at Firemen's Field for the second year in a row. ...more

September 8, 2008

A Polk teacher with Plant City roots who authorities say was killed by her husband before he took his own life was remembered Thursday as a devoted mother and dedicated educator. ...more

September 4, 2008

The setup is classic: "A minister, a priest and a rabbi walk into a room ..." ...more

September 3, 2008

PLANT CITY Public safety employees, including police officers and firefighters, and their families, will be treated to a free dinner at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at First Baptist Church of Plant City. ...more

August 30, 2008

A two-year effort to open a soup kitchen to help the area's homeless will pay off Sept. 8, when a cafe-style eatery opens in a former cluster of Sunday school classrooms. ...more

August 30, 2008

They came to praise the Lord and say goodbye to a dear friend. Bell Shoals Baptist Church's 3,450-seat sanctuary was crammed full as members and friends joined in an emotional celebration of the life of Simeon Nix, the congregation's minister of music and worship. ...more

August 27, 2008

Funeral services have been set for a Lakeland grade school teacher with local ties who authorities say was the victim of a murder-suicide. ...more

August 25, 2008

Vernon Harkey knew his church would have to fork over more money for the fire assessment next year. ...more

August 25, 2008

Friday morning, the crowd started trickling into the food pantry at Dayspring Presbyterian Church in Spring Hill. ...more

August 24, 2008

Daisy has a new friend. Thanks to 5-year-old Allison "Allie" Blain of Temple Terrace, All Children's Specialty Care Clinic on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard recently welcomed a new teaching dummy named Donald. He now shares center stage at the facility with Daisy, a fellow instructional puppet and bosom buddy with Allie and many of its other young patients. ...more

August 20, 2008