The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. JULY 24 UNCHECKED CHECK 600 block of North Maryland Avenue. Counterfeit check. Officer responded to the business in reference to a fraudulent check for $534 that had been passed 10 days earlier. APPLIANCES UNPLUGGED 1100 block of North […]
Continue ReadingPlant City’s Noon Rotary Club: 60 Years of Service
When a 1905 group of Chicago businessmen envisioned a service club that would function like the driving force of a machine’s rotary wheel they did not know just how far that vision would take Rotary International. Rotary has grown to 24,282 clubs, 1.22 million members in over 200 countries, $1.2 billion in assets and annual […]
Continue ReadingHow big are your dreams?
Have you ever began a project with the sunshine of excitement only to be met with the dreary rain of others’ doubt and despairing words? Do the phrases, “You can’t do that” or “Are you out of your mind,” inspire you to roll forward with a new sense of “Watch me!” Or do they make […]
Continue ReadingRelay for Life back in top ten
Though the collections are still coming in and the exact ranking won’t be known until late August, one thing is for sure: Plant City Relay for Life is back in the top ten out of 350 events in Florida. The 2014 event ranked 11th. Years before it had climbed to second in the state. “We […]
Continue ReadingDeputies: Plant City man who barricaded himself in home is former police officer
The Plant City man who was arrested on charges of capital sexual battery Friday, July 10, after a six-hour standoff with law enforcement is a law enforcement officer himself, authorities said. James Cunha, 44, is a former police officer with the Haines City Police Department and is currently employed by the public safety department at […]
Continue ReadingRising star to perform at Uncle Mike’s
Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse Grill will be hosting up-and-coming Nashville country singer Makenzie Raye in a Saturday, July 18, concert. Raye began singing when she was 4 years old, and following in her musically-inclined family’s footsteps, she went solo at only 13. The singer has a four-song EP out on iTunes. One of her more popular […]
Continue ReadingNine-year-old continues charity project
At St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, three individuals stand out among the dullness of the starched white walls and the clicking of pens scratching on patient charts. Chloe Shinneman, her mother, Tricia Shinneman, and the assistant principal of Walden Lake Elementary, Lisa Hendrix walk down the halls Tuesday, July 7. They are not sick. They are […]
Continue ReadingReach out to people
When I go to Tampa, I sometimes visit Oxford Exchange. It is a combination coffee and tea shop, gift store, and book seller. A lot of people seem to frequent this inviting and welcoming space. It illustrates the need people have to get out and gather with each other. This social tendency most people have […]
Continue ReadingLife lessons from the field: Pondering pastor
As we have entered into the summer months of vacations, traveling and other activities, it is important to remember that our witness for our Lord never takes a hiatus. Although I could not find the original author, I was struck by a story I heard many years ago and its pinpointed message in the form […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Fourth celebration to go off with bang
Hundreds of people have made their way into the Plant City Stadium to enjoy grilled food and family activities on the Fourth of July holiday, and the tradition booms on in 2015. Plant City Recreation & Parks Department, the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Strawberry Festival, along with other local business […]
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