Santa Sled Fest gets 2020 date The 30th annual Santa Sled Fest, presented by Plant City Black Heritage and Des’Aimes Social Club, is being planned to come back in mid-December. The groups announced the 2020 event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 19 at the new Sadye Gibbs Martin Community Center, […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 10.15.20
We asked Facebook: Now that Fire Station 3 is officially open, what do you hope is the next project the city will pick up? “Splash pad!!! One in the downtown area would bring families in town every night!!!” — Alan Nelson “Hopefully to clean up & maintain what we already have, but I’m sure there […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 10.15.20
Doyle ‘Stan’ Stanton Porter Doyle “Stan” Stanton Porter, 91, of Plant City, born on January 25, 1929, entered into eternal rest on October 8, 2020. He was a retired Lieutenant Commander for the United States Coast Guard, and former owner of a tugboat company. He was a devoted Christian, loved his family, loved his wonderful […]
Continue ReadingGame of the Week: Strawberry Crest at Plant City
The Chargers visit the Raiders tomorrow night in the first Plant City-area crosstown rivalry game of the 2020 football season.
Continue ReadingRaiders roll on to volleyball district finals; Chargers, Cougars out
The Plant City Raiders’ strong season lives on after Tuesday night’s 6A-District 10 semifinal win over Strawberry Crest. Plant City (9-2; 8-0 district) was able to send the Chargers (6-7; 2-5 district) home after three sets and didn’t let Crest take a lead at any point in the game. But after the first set ended […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man arrested in HCSO sting
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that 22 men were arrested following an undercover operation aimed at people who sought out sex with minors. “Operation Social Bust” ran from Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 and detectives posed as underage girls and boys on social media to find online sexual predators. One was Christian Ramirez, 37, […]
Continue ReadingGraceWay Church breathes new life into old building
The church, formerly Springhead Baptist, is celebrating its “replanting” on Sunday and will debut its new-look interior for the public.
Continue ReadingSeptember 2020 real estate transactions
Local September 2020 sales and trend information courtesy of The Crawford Group. Permit information was obtained from the City of Plant City.
Continue ReadingCops Corner 10.8.20
September 25 NOW FORK IT OVER 2500 block of Frontage Park Place Grand theft: Officers found a forklift behind a business and learned that it was stolen from a construction site. September 26 FAST FOOD, FAST HANDS 2300 block of North Park Road Grand theft: This complainant stated someone stole his iPhone, valued at $1,700, […]
Continue ReadingGame of the Week: Plant City at Tampa Bay Tech
The Raiders, fresh out of a battle with Bloomingdale, will look to get back on track this Friday at Tampa Bay Tech.
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