It’s no secret the Red Rose Inn & Suites has had trouble selling as a 270-room motel. But what if it was an 80-room drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility? That’s what Florida Rehabilitation & Recovery Services LLC has proposed in a six-page rezoning application summary submitted to the City of Plant City. It is requesting that […]
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Chamber to address Commission about funding
During the Monday, Aug. 10, City of Plant City Commission meeting the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce plans to address the Commission about the funding the chamber receives from the city. At a July budget workshop Commissioner Mike Sparkman brought up the funding to his fellow commissioners. The city has given around $60,000 to the […]
Continue ReadingHancock’s autopsy shows death from natural causes
Westley Hancock, the late owner of Bruce’s Barber Shop on Thonotosassa Road in Plant City, died of natural causes. Previously, authorities believed that Hancock may have been electrocuted while installing a ceiling fan. Hancock’s autopsy, performed by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s office, showed that he died of hypertensive arteriosclerotic heart disease on June 16. He […]
Continue ReadingFresh Landscape
It’s been one year since Tray Towles took over as manager of the Code Enforcement department for the City of Plant City. It was a different landscape before than it is now. Since last July, Tray Towles and his team have made a number of significant improvements to both the department and the community under […]
Continue ReadingRaulerson focuses on Pig Jam, agency accountability
Rep. Dan Raulerson (R) has just completed another session with the Florida House of Representatives, where he focused on fighting for agency accountability. Raulerson, who was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2012, currently serves as the chair for the Joint Subcommittee on Auditor General Selection, chair for the Joint Legislative Auditing […]
Continue ReadingRiverboat Ramblers
They might be from Central Florida but Howard Blount and Jerry Woods are more familiar with the rivers of Europe than they are with Mickey Mouse. Travel partners Blount and Woods are the faces of Backroad Planet, a travel website and blog for the economical adventurer. Blount, who retired from teaching this past June after […]
Continue ReadingCalling all students
Students who are behind in reading by the third grade are more likely to drop out of high school, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Sylvia Fluellen doesn’t want to see that happen. Fluellen, a Springfield College graduate student, is looking for 20 third-graders who go to Title I elementary schools in Plant City, […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 08.07.15
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. JULY 24 UNCHECKED CHECK 600 block of North Maryland Avenue. Counterfeit check. Officer responded to the business in reference to a fraudulent check for $534 that had been passed 10 days earlier. APPLIANCES UNPLUGGED 1100 block of North […]
Continue ReadingVisions Golf requests continuance; Aug. 13 meeting cancelled
On Wednesday, July 29, Visions Golf, the company that owns the two 18-hole golf courses in the Walden Lake community, requested a continuance regarding the rezoning meeting that was scheduled for Aug. 13 at the John R. Trinkle Center on Plant City’s Hillsborough Community College campus. Subsequently, the meeting has been cancelled and no new […]
Continue ReadingFred’s Market smoker catches fire
Diners at Fred’s Market Thursday, Aug. 6, had their meals interrupted after a smoker in the back of the restaurant caught fire. The restaurant was evacuated when smoke started to fill the kitchen and dining room. A call went out to Plant City Fire Rescue at about 8 p.m. Firefighters were on scene in about […]
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