The Florida Strawberry Festival’s board of directors elected a new president Tuesday, April 14, at its monthly meeting. Dan Walden, who has served as a board member for 15 years, was elected president and succeeds James “Jim” Jeffries, who has served as president for the past two years. “Dan Walden is an excellent leader and board […]
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Lithia man killed in crash
Brian Manning, 44, of Lithia, died April 13, after driving off the roadway in his 2015 Chevrolet Corvette. online pharmacy order prednisone without prescription with best prices today in the USA buy sinequan online https://tenaciousd.com/wp-content/uploads/_pda/2023/05/sinequan.html no prescription pharmacy According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, at about 7 p.m., Manning was driving westbound on Channing Park […]
Continue ReadingOnce trusted Plant City financial advisor now accused of massive fraud
By Dan Sullivan With the nation’s economic crisis as her backdrop, Paula Albertson became a recurring face on local TV news shows, offering expert advice on what people should do with their money. The Plant City financial planner even appeared on the Fox News Channel, dishing about new credit card regulations on Your World with Neil […]
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Paul Hetrick spent the summer of 2009 outside in the relentless Florida sun, with a paintbrush in his hand and a community-driven motivation in his heart. He had been asked to produce a mural that would bring life to an ordinary wall in downtown Plant City. This week, Hetrick returned to the 14-by-70-foot work of […]
Continue ReadingPCHS grads launch business to end poverty
Fueled by their goal to help families around the world escape the poverty cycle, two young residents of Plant City have already enacted a plan to provide necessities for mothers and their children. The students’ ability to add the positions of CSO and CEO to their resumes is just an added bonus. Last semester, Bijen […]
Continue ReadingMathis Wins
It was the first time since 2008 that two candidates ran for the same seat on the city commission, and incumbent Mary Thomas Mathis was able to hold on to it. According to the most recent numbers available at press time, Mathis won 1,062 votes (71.71%), and the defeated candidate, Hasani Jackson, won 419 votes […]
Continue ReadingSimmons Career Center counselor wins district award
A few weeks ago, a student who was new to Simmons Career Center found herself in the office of Andrea Thurston, a guidance counselor at Simmons. Overwhelmed by the process of transferring and acclimating to her new academic responsibilities, she told Thurston she didn’t think she could do it. Thurston told the student that this […]
Continue ReadingLittle Miss Plant City to be crowned next week
It has been a great year for Little Miss Plant City 2014 Queen Lacie Collins and her court, but it is time for her to pass on that title to another girl who will have the opportunity to represent her town for the next year. Though Little Miss Plant City, sponsored by the Plant City […]
Continue ReadingRotary selects students for leadership programs
Each summer, the Rotary Clubs of Plant City sponsor students from Plant City High School to attend prestigious leadership programs both in and out of state, and this year’s participants have recently been selected and announced. Rotary clubs in Florida may each send one student to Seminar For Tomorrow’s Leaders (S4TL) and one student to […]
Continue ReadingLakehouse Luxury Apartments opening soon
online pharmacy buy tamiflu no prescription Anyone looking for an upscale apartment in Plant City won’t have to look hard anymore. Lakehouse Luxury Apartments, at 3003 S. Frontage Road, is getting ready to open its doors June 1 and show residents of the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World how they can live in luxury […]
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