The Eagles and Chargers play in Dover in the last week of the 2019 football regular season.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 10.31.19
Health care open enrollment begins Friday Floridians looking to get health care services through the government can officially get started on Friday when the open enrollment period kicks off. The open enrollment period on healthcare.gov runs from this Friday through Dec. 15. According to the Department of Health & Human Services, more than 4 million […]
Continue ReadingFocus on Fitness: Run for your life
The benefits of running go far beyond what it can do for your physical health.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 10.24.19
Optimist golf classic plays 25th tourney Though Tropical Storm Nestor forced the cancellation of many Saturday morning activities around the area, the Plant City Optimist Club / Plant City Recreation & Parks Department Golf Classic was not among them. The 25th annual tournament was held at Diamond Hill on Oct. 19 and 80 golfers participated […]
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Optimist Club Youth Appreciation event The Plant City Optimist Club hosted its annual Youth Appreciation event and awards ceremony on Monday night. Eight Plant City High School students were recognized at the banquet, which was held at the Recreation & Parks Department’s administrative office. Will Alecock, Carley Cotnoir, Kyle Hamilton, Simran Kumar, Zamir’ Knighten, Hannah […]
Continue ReadingFlorida Strawberry Festival names new ‘red coats’
Two new directors and two new associate directors were elected by the festival’s board of directors.
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor: WLCA must stand strong again
Dear Walden Lake Neighbors, The failure of the Walden Lake Country Club will once again test the resolve of our homeowners’ association, the WLCA. Five years ago, then-club owner Visions Golf applied for rezoning of the property for residential development. Visions’ application was abandoned following a July 2016 planning board hearing at which I joined […]
Continue ReadingOpinion: Making Plant City’s downtown like Lakeland
I’ve been asked a few times, “What can Plant City do to move our downtown towards being more like Lakeland’s?” Since I grew up in Lakeland and was witness to its decline, stagnation and eventual revival, and since I have been in our business offices in downtown Plant City since 1986, I felt I should […]
Continue ReadingHelp Sport Clips help heroes
The Plant City location is participating in the chain’s nationwide Help a Hero event from now through Veterans Day.
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: R.J. Gardner
R.J. Gardner will compete in powerlifting in the Special Olympics Florida State Games next month.
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