Neighbors

After one of the most unique years in recent memory due to COVID-19, Plant City sprung into January with the Strawberry Festival on the horizon despite lingering evidence of our “new normal.” To kick off strawberry season, Kristi Grooms – daughter of famed Fancy Farms founders Carl and Dee Grooms – opened the doors to […]

February was a busy month for Plant City sports, watching several Plant City area teams clinch district and state titles while Durant welcomed their new football coach. As district tournaments for high school soccer raged on throughout the month, Plant City’s boys and Strawberry Crest’s girls soccer teams were both crowned district champions. Strawberry Crest’s […]

March arrived and with it came the Strawberry Festival, although slightly different than normal. Headline entertainment was cancelled and the festival spent over $600,000 on alterations and additions put in place to make the annual festival run as safe and smoothly as possible with the ongoing threat of COVID-19. Long-time local community leader Sharon Moody […]

After originally being postponed, Plant City’s annual MLK Fest kicked off in April, taking over downtown with a Parade that began and ended at the Sadye Gibbs Martin Community Center. The festival continued with events that ran throughout the month, including the MLK Leadership Breakfast where keynote speakers joined in honoring five Plant City residents […]