Area volleyball roundup The Plant City Raiders are surging on the volleyball court in 2020, taking a 5-0 record into tonight’s home game against Bartow. The Raiders just wrapped up a back-to-back-to-back series against Durant and Strawberry Crest with a 3-1 win over the Chargers on Sept. 16, a 3-0 win at Durant Monday and […]
Continue ReadingGame of the week: Sumner at Strawberry Crest
The Chargers will look to get their first win of 2020 as they host Hillsborough County’s newest football team on Friday night.
Continue ReadingBlesspool, Hello Plant City shows making waves on local airwaves
A pair of Plant City-based podcasts that started around the same time are tackling all kinds of interesting topics and quickly gaining audiences within the community.
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City Winner: Alex Rhoades
Alex Rhoades started last Thursday morning by catching a beautiful sunrise on her way to work.
Continue ReadingGame of the Week: Manatee at Plant City
Lakeland’s forced cancellation of this week’s game led the Raiders to book a home game with Manatee for 7 p.m. tonight. The game will open the Hurricanes’ season while the Raiders look to keep their momentum from Week 1 going.
Continue ReadingWhat’s on Kline’s Mind: Do people have the wrong idea about what ‘strong’ leadership is?
Opening up about one’s personal struggles with mental health is not a sign of weakness, no matter what Skip Bayless thinks will sound good on television.
Continue ReadingCops Corner 9.17.20
Sept. 2 PUTTING THE ‘BREAK’ IN ‘BREAKUP’ 800 block of Whitehurst Road Criminal mischief: This complainant stated his ex-girlfriend came over and they got into a verbal altercation, which led to her breaking one of his windows out of anger. The complainant declined to press charges and signed a waiver of prosecution. Sept. 3 BLINK […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 9.17.20
We asked Facebook: In July, cargo flights to Lakeland Linder International Airport increased and brought more air traffic over Plant City. Has this affected you where you live? “We witnessed a Prime plane mistakenly attempting to land at PC airport last week. Pretty low before they realized it was not the correct airport.” — Dennis […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 9.17.20
JAAP program gets new look Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Sept. 10 press conference that it partnered with local law enforcement agencies and judicial leaders to change the Juvenile Arrest Avoidance Program (JAAP). The JAAP was implemented in 2010 as a way to decrease the number of bookings at Hillsborough County’s Juvenile Assessment […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 9.17.20
Boots Regin Boots Regin, 97, of Riverview, born June 23,1923 in Atlanta, Georgia, entered into eternal rest on September 4, 2020. Interment at Hopewell Memorial Gardens, Plant City. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com. Shirley Raulerson Sapp Shirley Raulerson Sapp, 83, of Plant City, passed away on September 11, 2020. Expressions of condolence at Hopewellfuneral.com. Michael Farmer […]
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