Stingray Chevrolet was the safest place in Florida on Wednesday, October 2 from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. Dozens of PCPD officers and HCSO deputies were on location for the annual Coffee with a Cop event. Law enforcement squad cars, motorcycles, and special operations vehicles and equipment lined the parking lot. This is the one time […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 10.03.24
September 20 Trailer Tales – Stolen Vehicle 4600 block of Airport Rd An officer responded to the police department and met with the complainant who reported he left his enclosed trailer at the above location on August 30. When he returned on September 12, the trailer was missing and had not been seen since. The […]
Continue ReadingFORESTS CAN FEED YOU
On Tuesday, October 1, nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports. This strike will stop any food imported into the U.S. through these ports—including fruit and beef shipped from South America. The union action will also cut off the flow of machinery […]
Continue ReadingI Love Plant City 10.03.24
Kathy Flemister took this photo of a beautiful pagoda plant at St Clements
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 10.03.24
KEEL FARMS HARVEST DAYS ARE BACK Keel Farms, Located at 5202 Thonotosassa Road, has some exciting news to get you ready for fall. Every weekend in October, you can join Keel Farms for a fun time full of camel rides, hayrides, petting zoos, a pumpkin patch, a kid zone with bounce house & games, food […]
Continue ReadingYOUNG FRANKENSTEIN WILL PROWL PLANT CITY
Technically, I started at Plant City High School,” said Coy Permenter, Director of the upcoming Plant City Entertainment (PCE) Mel Books Musical Young Frankenstein. “It’s where I met my wife. We did our first show together back in the 80s. Someone told me there was a play going on at HCC, and that I should […]
Continue ReadingVERONICA MINJARES REYES HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 2020
Veronica Minjares Reyes attended Plant City High School. This 23-year-old mother of three boys disappeared on the morning of Saturday, January 18, 2020 from her home in Dover. Her Chevy Yukon sat parked outside her place. Her car keys and wallet with cash remained inside the vehicle. Her cell phone was never located. When she […]
Continue ReadingCITY COMMISSIONERS DEBATE APPROVAL OF MIDTOWN DEVELOPMENT
Mayor Nate Kilton called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. on September 23. Also present at the dais were Vice-Mayor Jason Jones, City Commissioner William Dodson, City Commissioner Mary Thomas Mathis, City Attorney Kenneth Buchman, City Clerk Kerri Miller, and City Manager Bill McDaniel. Since no pastor attended the meeting, Mayor Nate Kilton offered […]
Continue ReadingRobert Trinkle, A Gentleman & Scholar
Recently we lost someone who many knew as one of our very finest. Robert S. Trinkle, noted lawyer, community servant, and world traveler, passed away September 20, 2024, at the age of 90. It was an honor knowing Robert some 50+ years. As a term of endearment, which certainly fit him well, he was “a […]
Continue ReadingPLANT CITY HISTORY AND PHOTO ARCHIVES
Since we are talking about history… In 2000, the organization was born from the acquisition of a collection of photographs from the estate of William Friend, a renowned photographer in the area. The Archives initial mission was to protect and preserve the historical images of Plant City. Since then, it’s goal evolved from only saving […]
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