By Joey Knight | Times Correspondent Sift through the curve and screwball. Rummage around the 65 mph heater and low-50s changeup. For good measure, look beneath the riseball and above the dropball. It’s not there, never has been. For all the variety and velocity University of Central Florida senior Mackenzie Audas regularly packs, one thing […]
Continue ReadingMy View: Helping the Homeless
Since I last wrote a column in December addressing homeless issues in Plant City, there have been many new developments. Meetings The Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative, formerly known as the Homeless Coalition, recently met in Plant City with representatives from the following organizations: Plant City Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Plant City homeless advocates, […]
Continue ReadingQueena still serving as a beacon of courage
By Ernest Hooper | Times Columnist Queena Vuong, known for surviving a brutal attack at the Bloomingdale Library, was filled with nerves as she waited in line to meet one of her idols. Her sister, Anna, said Queena didn’t know what to expect from the star. But really, she had no reason to worry. After […]
Continue ReadingOnce trusted Plant City financial advisor now accused of massive fraud
By Dan Sullivan With the nation’s economic crisis as her backdrop, Paula Albertson became a recurring face on local TV news shows, offering expert advice on what people should do with their money. The Plant City financial planner even appeared on the Fox News Channel, dishing about new credit card regulations on Your World with Neil […]
Continue ReadingLow prices, falling demand and fewer workers cause Florida strawberry farmers to doubt future
Three aerial photographs hang on the wall of strawberry farmer Carl Grooms’ office, each a testament to years of expansion. Taking a visitor from one to the next, he begins the tour in sepia in 1974, when he bought 15 acres and set out to grow nothing but strawberries and more of them every year. […]
Continue ReadingNew Plant City High School clubs are part of a vision to get students more involved.
New Plant City High School clubs are part of a vision to get students more involved.
Continue ReadingMy View: Helping the Homeless
My name is Shirley Chamberlain. I am an advocate for the homeless in Plant City and the Food Ministry Partner for Gospel METS Ministry also in Plant City. For several years now, along with other ministries and individuals, I have been feeding the homeless and nearly homeless at Courier Field behind the Plant City Library […]
Continue ReadingKudos to those who are ready to serve
By Scott Toler Election time is approaching, and I am deciding how to cast my vote. I like to remind myself that voting still matters, and that all of our votes taken together make a difference. I like to give my vote the consideration it is due. I may be in a minority when I […]
Continue ReadingPolk County girl treated for enterovirus D68
TAMPA — The Florida Department of Health confirmed Tuesday the state’s first case of the contagious enterovirus D68 respiratory illness after a 10-year-old girl was treated at Tampa General Hospital last month. “She has been treated and released here in Hillsborough, is under the care of her family physician and is doing well,” said Steve […]
Continue ReadingBurger Branch
The couple wanted to find an opportunity that mirrored the military structure to which they had become accustomed. They landed on quick-service restaurants, where they manage teams similar in size to an Army platoon. For two-and-a-half years, Emily and Jack Kemp searched for franchise opportunities, looking for the right brand with the right deal. Evaluating […]
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