Florida Secretary of State, Cord Byrd, honored Historic Downtown Plant City Main Street with two prestigious awards at the July Preservation on Main Street (POMS) conference in Tallahassee. Historic Downtown Plant City Main Street is an entity that operates using a four-point approach to foster growth and prosperity in downtown Plant City. “I am humbled, […]
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Jason Jones Honored by YMCA With Strong Leader Award
When City of Plant City Vice Mayor Jason Jones received the phone call informing him that he was this year’s Plant City YMCA Strong Leader Award recipient, his mind was flooded with memories of his service with the organization. “Many may not know this, but the first board I ever served on was the Plant […]
Continue ReadingKaren Crumley Recognized With Daily Points of Light Award
Karen Crumley has been selected as the 7,866th George H.W. Bush Daily Point of Light Award honoree, a national program that recognizes individuals who demonstrate the transformative power of service and who are driving significant and sustained impact through their everyday words and actions that light the path for others. With only 260 people selected […]
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Sights from the aftermath of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Debby
Continue ReadingHILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS BUYS PLANT CITY LAND
Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) plans to build three new schools in Plant City. School sizes are to be determined. A site bought from the North Park Isle Community is set to be the home of a new high school. The School Board approved the purchase of land at the northeast corner of the intersection […]
Continue ReadingObituaries 08.01.24
Pat Ann Comstock Pat Ann Comstock, affectionately known as Pat, born on Nov. 8, 1942, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, was called home to be with the Lord on July 24, 2024. Expressions of condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com. Betty Jean Fisher Betty Jean Fisher, born to Raymond and Clevie Brown on June 6, 1931, was called home by the Lord […]
Continue ReadingPLANT CITY MAN RECEIVES $180,000 SCHOLARSHIP FROM U.S. MARINES
“I knew at a young age what my real calling was—to be in the United States Military,” said Michael Houghtling. “I had a role model that I looked up to and wanted to follow. That was my father. My father served in United States Army for three years, and I thought that was the coolest […]
Continue ReadingAMVET Post 44 Donates $600 to Plant City Nonprofit
On Friday, Plant City’s local AMVETS Post 44 presented a $600 check to Plant City Armed Forces Memorials Foundation to help with the upkeep and beautification of Plant City’s Courier Field and Veterans Monument park. The donation, the proceeds from the AMVETS’ monthly Commander’s Bartending Day, Breakfast and Steak Shoot fundraiser, followed the group’s sponsorship […]
Continue ReadingGreater Plant City Chamber of Commerce Purchases Building to Serve as New Office
Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Christine Miller, alongside Chamber board members, closed a deal June 25 to purchase a 2,949 square-feet office building at 2504 Walden Woods Dr. for $895,000. The building is slated to become its new home by mid-2025. The building, located across from the post office, was constructed […]
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We asked Plant City: If you were stuck on an island what three items would you want to have with you? Fresh water, hooks and line. Thomas C. Chase Water filter, signal starters, and a book on how to build a raft! Plant City Creations, LLC Water a sleeping bag and short wave radio so […]
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