The Plant City Police Department (PCPD) will have the chance to play Santa while providing gifts to children and seniors thanks to its “Back the Beard” campaign, a fundraiser, in its third year, allowing male officers to grow full beards and female officers to polish their names with non-traditional colors, for a small monthly donation. […]
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Marshall Middle Magnet IB World School’s Chandra Todd Named 2023-2024 Hillsborough County Assistant Principal of the Year
Marshall Middle Magnet IB World School Assistant Principal Chandra Todd is used to the processional of students, parents and staff members who pass through the school’s front office on a daily basis. One day last month was no ordinary day. The school received a visit from Superintendent Van Ayres, School Board member Patti Rendon and […]
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I got my first real job many years ago when at 16 I went to work for the Plant City Courier. The Courier was, at the time, our local newspaper and had been so for many years. It was a venerable institution, highly regarded by most everyone in town as a trusted source for news […]
Continue ReadingFans Have Camped Out For a Week to Snag Florida Strawberry Festival Concert Tickets
Florida Strawberry Festival concert tickets go on sale Thursday, Dec. 7.
Continue ReadingLights of Love Kicks Off Holiday Season
Lights of Love, in its twenty-fifth year, raised more than $40,000 for the Foundation at South Florida Baptist Hospital.
Continue Reading25th Annual Lights of Love
Lights of Love lit up Downtown Plant City and kicked off the start of the holiday season.
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Make the holidays merry and safe.
Continue ReadingRobinson Elementary ESE Paraprofessional Bridget Wells Named 2024 Instructional Support Educator of the Year Finalist
The Instructional Support Employee of the Year, along with Teacher of the Year and Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator of the Year, will be announced at the 2024 Excellence in Education Awards ceremony on Wed., Feb. 1 at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
Continue ReadingObituaries 11.30.23
Baby Preston Troy Meumann Baby Preston Troy Meumann, infant son of Chris and Marsha Meumann, born on Jan. 7, 2023, in Plant City, Fla., entered into eternal rest on Nov. 19, 2023. Expressions of condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com. Wynell Horton Taylor Wynell Horton Taylor, 88, of Plant City, Fla., born on Dec. 5, 1934, in Lake Wales, […]
Continue ReadingFirefighter/Paramedic Devin Johnson Named Firefighter of the Year
Johnson logged more than 500 overtime hours so other firefighters/paramedics could spend time with their families.
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