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Two proposals were brought to city commissioners Monday evening. 2XS Development, LLC walked away with the vote.

Two public hearings for land amendments were set for the upcoming commission meeting and the city agreed to spend $300,000, plus closing costs, on a property on Mahoney Street.

Hit and run suspect arrested Emmanuel Burgos Mercado, who Plant City Police detectives had been looking for since a fatal hit-and-run on January 17, was found in Connecticut and arrested Feb. 12. Police said Mercado, 36, killed Arturo Martinez Ramirez and fled the scene in a 2006 Hyundai Tucson GLS that was later found at […]

On Dec. 26 a fatal crash unfolded on James L. Redman Pkwy. Thanks to the investigative measures of PCPD, the case is coming to a close.

Tampa Republican Representative Jackie Toledo has submitted a bill to the senate floor in an attempt to prohibit texting and driving. The Florida Police Chiefs Association have officially endorsed Toledo’s bill.

Mt. Olive honors local black trailblazers At Mt. Olive Baptist Church’s Feb. 3 service, the Ball Street church kicked off Black History Month differently than usual: by honoring those from Plant City’s black community that have opened new doors. Some of those honored were: Sadye Gibbs Martin, Plant City’s first black mayor and city commissioner […]

For nearly a month the Starbucks located on Thonotosassa Road by I-4 has been closed for renovation. Early Wednesday morning it opened its doors once again.

Hillsborough County transferred jurisdiction of W. Johnson Rd. from James L. Redman Pkwy. to Mud Lake Rd. to the City of Plant City.