On their recent trip to Paris, Pat Jolles and Art Schauffert caught up on some local news.
Continue ReadingPlant City Police “Back the Beard” To Provide Gifts For Children and Seniors During Holiday Season
The Plant City Police Department (PCPD) will have the chance to play Santa while providing gifts to children and seniors thanks to its “Back the Beard” campaign, a fundraiser, in its third year, allowing male officers to grow full beards and female officers to polish their names with non-traditional colors, for a small monthly donation. […]
Continue ReadingDowntown Christmas Window Display Competition
This year’s Christmas window display competition will be decided by you, the public.
Continue ReadingMarshall Middle Magnet IB World School’s Chandra Todd Named 2023-2024 Hillsborough County Assistant Principal of the Year
Marshall Middle Magnet IB World School Assistant Principal Chandra Todd is used to the processional of students, parents and staff members who pass through the school’s front office on a daily basis. One day last month was no ordinary day. The school received a visit from Superintendent Van Ayres, School Board member Patti Rendon and […]
Continue ReadingLights of Love Kicks Off Holiday Season
Lights of Love, in its twenty-fifth year, raised more than $40,000 for the Foundation at South Florida Baptist Hospital.
Continue ReadingDriver Flees scene of fatal crash; witness helps identify driver and arrest made
A man was arrested after striking a bicyclist and fleeing the scene of the accident early this morning, police said. Plant City Police Department Communications Center received a 911 call regarding a traffic crash involving a blue Ford F-150 pickup truck and a bicyclist that occurred on N. Park Road near the intersection of E. […]
Continue ReadingLandowner Walden Lake LLC Asks Judge to Allow City of Plant City Affordable Housing Project Development To Proceed
Landowner Walden Lake LLC has filed a Complaint for Declaratory Relief against the City of Plant City in response to the City’s refusal to consider a preliminary plat submitted on Sept. 27. The proposed development on Walden Lake, LLC’s 319.26-acre property located In the 2,800-acre Walden Lake community includes the construction of 1,530 multifamily units […]
Continue ReadingRobinson Elementary ESE Paraprofessional Bridget Wells Named 2024 Instructional Support Educator of the Year Finalist
The Instructional Support Employee of the Year, along with Teacher of the Year and Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator of the Year, will be announced at the 2024 Excellence in Education Awards ceremony on Wed., Feb. 1 at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
Continue ReadingNews 11.30.23
News briefs for the week of Nov. 30 include the Christmas parade’s road closures, Holiday Lights Tour and free entry to national parks for veterans.
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Michael Owen Baxley
Michael Owen Baxley, a freshman at Strawberry Crest High School, is this week’s Athlete of the Week.
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