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 […]
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Fans 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 ReadingA Look Back At Plant City’s Christmas Traditions
The persevering spirit of the season has filled the hearts and souls of residents for decades.
Continue ReadingAround Town 12.07.23
We asked Plant City: What’s your favorite event/tradition associated with the Christmas season? Running with Plant City Running Club checking out the wonderful Christmas lights around our downtown. Michelle Patino Children’s nativity Christmas plays at church. Barbara Henson Rook I love to drive around different neighborhoods looking at the Christmas lights and murals lit up […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 12.07.23
Charles Hardy Meadows Charles Hardy Meadows, 75, of Lithia, Fla., formerly of Bladenboro, North Carolina, born on Apr.12, 1948, in Lumberton, North Carolina, entered into eternal rest on Nov. 28, 2023. Expressions of condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com. George Kercado George Kercado, 77, of Plant City, Fla., born on Mar. 29, 1946, in New York, NY, entered […]
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.
Continue ReadingKeeping Your Holiday Shopping Safe
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 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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