“Anyone who lives in Plant City or has driven through knows that at some point you will have to wait on a train,” Instagram user @beachkowgirl captioned this photo. “I think it’s nice to sit back and watch the train cars go by, listening to the clack clack they make and imagining the places they […]
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 6.6.19
Pate gets proclamation Maggie Pate was given a proclamation from the City of Plant City during the May 27 commission meeting for her achievements in tennis. Pate, who just graduated from Durant, went undefeated in regular-season play, won high school district singles titles and qualified for the state championship series in each of her four […]
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City Winner: Robert Sikes
Robert Sikes wins this week’s I Love Plant City photo contest.
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner is a Plant City Dolphins player and Special Olympics Unified partner.
Continue ReadingQuick Hits 5.30.19
Baseball tourneys on deck Global Sports Alliance’s High Heater Classic tournament will come to Plant City next weekend. The tourney runs Saturday and Sunday at Ellis-Methvin Park, Mike Sansone Park, Snowden Park, Plant City Stadium, the Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex and the MLK complex. Games run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. […]
Continue ReadingSummer sports camps around Plant City
Sports-focused camps for area youth will take place at high schools and other local spots in the summer months.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 5.30.19
Local hairstylist wins national SportClips award Out of more than 18,000 hairstylists in the SportClips network, the company’s 2019 Heart of a Champion award winner came from Plant City. Ravina Ramsey won this year’s award, which is given to a stylist who demonstrates principles of integrity and good customer service on a regular basis. SportClips’ […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s on Kline’s Mind? Where does a “lack of commitment” in sports come from?
Who’s really to blame for high turnover in the high school and college sports worlds? Probably not the athletes.
Continue ReadingSpecial Olympics athletes rack up medals at state summer games
Plant City-area athletes took home 12 total medals after the Florida State Summer Games last weekend.
Continue ReadingCat show coming to TECO Expo Hall
New Vision Cat Club will host a two-day show June 1 and 2 at the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds.
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