In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, residents have met with difficulties in applying for food benefits and many are being denied. In terms of food benefits, one problem has been an apparent catch-22 on the site, in which a claimant has to report damage to their home to qualify for money for food, but when […]
Continue ReadingCutest Critter 10.24.24
Ranch: Libby Starling submitted this photo of Ranch who will be 9 years old on October 29. Happy Birthday Ranch!!!
Continue ReadingBOSS HOGG RADIO BROADCASTS FROM PLANT CITY
Ferris Waller (aka Boss Hogg) graduated from Plant City High School in 1957. “I graduated with an extremely high, D average,” he said. “Don’t forget that. I was so #@%! close to the bottom of the class, you wouldn’t believe it. If you could find a 1957 annual yearbook, they always had little sayings like, […]
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 10.24.24
2025 FLORIDA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL QUEEN’S SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT Are you interested in participating in a pageant? Here is the perfect one for you! The Florida Strawberry Festival Queen’s Pageant offers young women the chance to engage in an exciting pageant, meet other young women, expand leadership skills, and even have the chance to win scholarship money. […]
Continue ReadingPCPD PUTS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST TO WORK
A lot of smart people work for the Plant City Police Department (PCPD). In addition to them, somewhere deep within the Police Center sits a big brain—not by itself of course—it is carried around inside a human. We will call the brain “H.” In this case, we will say “H” stands for “her.” H is […]
Continue ReadingWHO IS RUNNING IN THIS ELECTION?
Early voting for the November election runs from October 21 through November 3; 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Election Day is November 5; 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The polling location in Plant City is Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon Street. The first items listed as issues on candidates’ websites are below. Since judges […]
Continue ReadingGET HELP WITH FEMA APPLICATIONS AND STATE SERVICES
U.S. Representative for the 15th District, Laurel Lee, has set up a mobile office to help Plant City residents navigate Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) paperwork for disaster assistance. The office is open October 21 to October 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 303 Berryfest Place. The congresswoman’s staff is also available to […]
Continue ReadingHURRICANE MILTON HIT PLANT CITY HARD
PC Weather Boy took note of Milton when it was the small Tropical Depression 14, and warned it could become an issue for Florida. Depression 14 became Tropical Storm Milton. It formed in the Gulf of Mexico’s Bay of Campeche. The storm earned the name Hurricane Milton when it was still near the Yucatan Peninsula. […]
Continue ReadingAround Town 10.17.24
We asked Plant City to share photos of the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
Continue ReadingObituaries 10.17.24
Jabo Eugene Giddens, Sr. Jabo Eugene Giddens, Sr., 43, of Seffner, Fla., born on Nov. 14, 1980, in Tampa, Fla., entered into eternal rest on Oct. 3, 2024. Expressions of condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com. Danny Ray Smith Sr. ‘Dan’ Danny Ray Smith Sr. “Dan”, aged 71, passed away on Oct. 3, 2024, in Brandon, Fla., in […]
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