The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. JULY 17 FAKE IT ’TIL YOU MAKE IT 1900 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Counterfeit money. Complainant reported that a suspect attempted to use two counterfeit $100 bills at a business. PLAYING WITH POWER 100 block of […]
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Service Doesn’t End
First Sergeant William “Billy” Riley is on transitional leave from the Florida Army National Guard until Monday, Aug. 31, when he will be retiring from active duty after 25 years of service. Riley, who comes from a military family, is now preparing for his next career as a reserve deputy sheriff for Hillsborough County. Riley’s […]
Continue ReadingSunshine to expand, keep community feel
On July 17, Sunshine Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Sunshine Bank, announced the purchase of two branch offices from First Federal Bank of Florida. The branches are located in Sarasota and Manatee counties. A third branch belonging to First Federal Bank of Florida will later be consolidated into the Sarasota and Manatee branches. Sunshine […]
Continue ReadingTaking Over Tokyo
Like many other recent high school graduates, Kendra Freeland is getting ready to start her college career. But this isn’t the first journey for the Plant City High School alumna since her graduation in early June. Freeland returned to Plant City on July 18 after a free, five-week trip in Japan — a trip that […]
Continue ReadingBruton Library to update reading room
Commissioners were briefed by City Manager Mike Herr at their July 27 meeting about a new reading room in Bruton Memorial Library. The Library Board has unanimously agreed to repurpose the existing reading room at Bruton Memorial Library. After seeing the secluded den made of glass walls at Dunedin Public Library, the Library Board agreed […]
Continue ReadingMeet the Salute to Agriculture Winners
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Committee recently announced this year’s agriculture award winners. Each year, the five awards are given to members of the community who have exemplified themselves in the agricultural field through their career, education and volunteer work. “It is for people who are not only successful in what they […]
Continue Reading3-D breast scans now available at SFBH
South Florida Baptist Hospital is now offering a new type of mammogram technology that shows mammograms to patients in 3-D. The hospital is one of the facilities within the BayCare Health System that was scheduled to receive the new technology this year. It started offering the mammograms Tuesday, July 14. The new screening technology is […]
Continue ReadingSmokin’ Aces Steakhouse prepares for soft opening
Since Smokin’ Aces BBQ took over Chancy’s Catfish Shack nearly three months ago, locals have been asking if popular staples will remain on the new menu. The answer is yes, co-owner Robert Jordan says. The restaurant is preparing for a tentative soft opening for the new restaurant, dubbed Smokin’ Aces Steakhouse, for the last week […]
Continue ReadingFive killed in car accident including Plant City man
Five people were killed in a car accident July 27 in Hernando County, including a Plant City man. Guillermo Chavez, 24, was a passenger of a 2006 Chevrolet, along with four others, when a 2007 International single-unit box truck failed to stop at an intersection with flashing red lights on SR-700 and hit the Chevrolet pick-up […]
Continue ReadingCounty withdraws petition to collect legal fees from Keel
Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham has withdrawn his petition for legal fees from Joe Keel, owner of Keel and Curley Winery, after the Florida Commission of Ethic’s attorney filed a draft order dismissing Higginbotham’s request for fees. The Ethics Commission was to go over the draft order at its July 24 meeting. After withdrawal, the […]
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