The United Food Bank and Services of Plant City (UFB) held the annual Empty Bowls Project at Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum and McCall Park in downtown Plant City on Saturday. The event began in 2010, and is held every second Saturday in November. Tickets for the event cost $10 each, and 500 people showed […]
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Around Town 11.14.24
We asked Plant City: The Florida Strawberry Festival has released most of the concert lineup for 2025. Who are you most excited to see? Who do you hope fills the “Coming Soon” slots? Most excited: Bailey Zimmerman I hope Riley Green fills a spot Elexcia Schommer umm if Riley Green comes I am all in Jennifer Stewart […]
Continue ReadingYOUNG GENTLEMEN’S ACADEMY MOVING TO GROW IN PLANT CITY
Darrell Smith graduated from Plant City High School in 1988, where he played football. He grew up with his brother in a single-parent household, “Not understanding what circumstances are — when you get older, you can see things through a different lens—seeing my mom struggle,” he said. “Football—sports has always been my outlet in which […]
Continue ReadingSAVE WALDEN LAKE ATTORNEY FILES MOTION TO INTERVENE
On Tuesday, November 12 at 10 a.m., in Courtroom 1 at the Plant City Courthouse, attorney Harley Herman made a motion to intervene on behalf of the entity, Save Walden Lake, Inc. that represents the residents of Walden Lake community. Walden Lake LLC is the owner of the property that was once the Walden Lake […]
Continue ReadingELKS HONOR PLANT CITY MAN
At the district meeting in November, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America awarded George Domedion District Elk of the Year. Nominations can come from anywhere in the district, and are submitted with a letter, and a case for why an Elk should be selected. Nominees are unaware their […]
Continue ReadingSavor a Donut, Save a Life at Hole In One Donuts
Infinitely love Hole In One Donuts? You may be able to snag a free “infinity” donut Saturday, November 16 between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. at the 1707 James L. Redman Pkwy. and 923 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. locations. LifeLink Foundation will host a special tabling event at both locations where the first 250 visitors will […]
Continue ReadingTomlin Middle School Career Spotlight Prepares Students For Bright Futures
It’s never too early for students to dive into career exploration, according to Tomlin Middle School principal Matthew Johnson. The school instituted a Career Spotlight program this year. Once a month, a guest speaker visits during lunchtime (each of three lunch groups for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students) and, while students eat their lunch, […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 11.07.24
David Lee Gilley, Jr. David Lee Gilley, Jr., known as “Country” by friends and family, 60, of Seffner, Fla., born on Dec. 17, 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana, beloved son of David L. Gilley, Sr. and Ada Spina, entered into eternal rest on Nov. 1, 2024. Expressions of condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com. Mona Faye Jimison Mona Faye Jimison, 90, […]
Continue ReadingFORMER PCPD OFFICER BEFRIENDS VETERAN
Right out of high school, Clemente (Clem) Fiol started working in the prison system, first at Hillsborough Correctional, then the Florida State Prison. He met his wife, Karen, in jail (she wasn’t a prisoner, though—she worked as a nurse in the facility). After these stints, Fiol became a deputy for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office […]
Continue ReadingCOMBAT MP TO DIVISION CHIEF
Bill Thomas graduated from Plant City’s Marshall High School where he played trombone. He attended Bethune-Cookman College on a music scholarship, and planned to become a music teacher. But Thomas’s number came up in the draft lottery in 1969. He landed in Vietnam in April, and served his year there as a combat military police […]
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