Apryl Willis carefully weeded through bills and junk mail the week before Thanksgiving, eager to find a postcard from Bill Trice. ...more

December 10, 2008

Chris and Peggy Shoutair are accustomed to large shopping orders. Accompanied by nine of their 11 children Nov. 23 at Publix on Bloomingdale Avenue, the couple quickly collected all the items on a shopping list handed out that morning at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, then delivered the groceries to a 24-foot truck waiting outside the store destined for the Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon. ...more

December 3, 2008

Big changes are afoot for the Florida state football playoffs. Among the effects of an upcoming district realignment is the likely return of Plant City and Durant as district rivals, but that is just the start of the intrigue for those schools, and really for everyone else around the state. ...more

December 3, 2008

Another basketball season is upon us for Hillsborough County boys. Here's the tall and short of the season ahead. ...more

November 24, 2008

Congregants from more than 14 Brandon and south Hillsborough County churches took the Gospel literally Sunday, leaving services early to help provide for the less fortunate. ...more

November 24, 2008

Congregants from 21 Brandon and south Hillsborough County churches took the Gospel literally today, leaving services early to help provide for the less fortunate. ...more

November 23, 2008

Consecutive years Hillsborough County has been represented in a state championship game. In 2001, Chamberlain lost in the 5A title game to Naples. In 2002, Wharton (5A) and Jefferson (4A) were state runners-up. Jefferson made another title-game appearance in 2004. Armwood won back-to-back titles in 2003 and '04 and finished runner-up to Nease in 2005. Plant won the 4A title in 2006 and Tampa Catholic was the 2A runner-up last year. ...more

November 23, 2008

Being in your first playoff game ever is enough to give anybody a case of the jitters, but Bloomingdale also had the unfavorable spot of facing nationally ranked Lakeland in the 5A regional quarterfinals, and then was blown out 48-6 Friday night. ...more

November 22, 2008

Bloomingdale at Lakeland ...more

November 21, 2008