Three Plant City High School students took home cash prizes from winning the Photo Archive and History Center’s annual photojournalism contest. Jackson Hardee took first place for his submission about the Bing Rooming House, Robby Knox took second place for his submission about the First Baptist Church of Plant City historic building and Sydney Johnson took third place with […]
Continue ReadingPlant City rallies around Natalie Harrell
Pixy Stix aren’t exactly the breakfast of champions, but before a cheer competition day in January, that’s all that could revive 8-year-old Natalie Harrell. As an All-Star cheerleader for Plant City’s Dance Carousel, Natalie, sporting sparkly eyeshadow and a perky ponytail, looked every part the spunky cheerleader. But, on this day, she wasn’t feeling it. […]
Continue ReadingArtistry Salon and Spa plans cut-a-thon event
When Stephanie Karr first heard the story of Breanna Coleman, she felt like it was the story of her life. Both Karr and Breanna have osteogenesis imperfecta, a rare disease that causes their bones to break. Also known as Brittle Bones, Breanna has broken 37 bones from activities as simple as pulling a Band Aid […]
Continue ReadingPlant City representatives meet Tallahassee lawmakers
When a small group making up representatives from Plant City and the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce met with lawmakers in Tallahassee last week, they had two things on their mind: agriculture and the stormwater bill. The group included City Manager Greg Horwedel, chamber Chairman Jim Scott, chamber Board Trustee Gary Pike and his […]
Continue ReadingMayor shows appreciation for Civitan Club president
Members at the Civitan Club of Plant City’s meeting last week were buzzing with excitement because of one special guest: Mayor Mike Sparkman. Sparkman had called Civitan President Pat Pogue and asked her if he could attend the meeting, but he wouldn’t say why he wanted to come. Pogue decided to make an event out […]
Continue ReadingTeam ToMarrow continues tradition
Walking into the first captain’s meeting of last year, Nick Rodriguez felt out of his comfort zone. Not only was it his first year heading up a Relay for Life team, but also he was also one of the youngest people there. “It was pretty intimidating going into the Relay meeting as the only teen […]
Continue ReadingRep. Ross to host town hall meeting
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross will meet with constituents in his first Plant City town hall, April 4. Ross will listen to concerns, opinions and questions and then take time to respond and explain any issues. “The first thing is to find out what the constituents want to talk about,” Ross said. “It’s important we do […]
Continue ReadingMother celebrates twins’ birthday with TTTS benefit
A year ago, Kim Boyette faced a mother’s worst nightmare. She was 19 weeks pregnant with her identical twins, Kourtney and Kaitlyn, when she learned they were diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome — a condition in which the shared placenta contains abnormal blood vessels that connect the umbilical cord and circulations of the twins. In […]
Continue ReadingKeel and Curley to debut Strawberry Shortcake wine
This only could happen in Plant City. Keel and Curley Winery soon will debut a new wine — made from the leftover strawberry juice from St. Clement Catholic Church’s strawberry shortcake booth at the Florida Strawberry Festival. The booth is one of the festival’s most successful — netting about $300,000 following last year’s festival. But, the […]
Continue ReadingFestival considers traffic-flow solutions
Strawberries weren’t the only draw for thousands of people filling the streets of Plant City on the last weekend of the Florida Strawberry Festival. Back-to-back headliner concerts brought in both a collective of fans — and a collective of collisions. In all, 10 minor accidents occurred during the festival. On March 10, a crash involving […]
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