One woman was killed and a man was injured in a mobile home fire that occurred at about 2 a.m. Sunday, March 15, at 1319 Candy Cane Lane near Plant City. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrived and found the home fully engulfed by flames. Edwin Jose Chico, 56, suffered severe burns and […]
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Herr names city engineer
City Manager Mike Herr announced Monday, March 9, that Michael Schenk has been chosen as the new permanent city engineer, following former city engineer Brett Gocka’s termination in December. “Mr. Schenk has both public and private sector experience,” Herr said. “He has a lot of experience doing engineering work with utilities, and also the review […]
Continue ReadingHometown Hero: Destined for Duty
An army life always seemed to run through Clayton Browder’s veins. In Veterans’ Memorial Park in Plant City, six bricks bear the names of his father, mother, uncle and other relatives who served in the military. And recently, his mother, Lisa Browder, proudly purchased a seventh brick with Clayton’s name on it. “All my family […]
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Wish Farms will be holding its annual Charity Strawberry U-Pick from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Wish Farms, 37381 State Road 62, Duette. Proceeds will go to the Redlands Christian Migrant Association, an organization that provides quality child care and early education for children of migrant farm workers and rural, low-income […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 2015 Real Estate Transactions
SNAPSHOT Minimum: $25,600 Maximum: $339,000 Average: $130,215 Median: $115,000 Colson Acres home tops sales in February The home at 2307 Gainer Lane sold Feb. 20, for $339,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, four and one half baths and 4,004 square feet of living area on one acre. The price per square foot is $84.67. Alexander Woods The […]
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Plant City Entertainment and The Frenzie Life Theatre are presenting “Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical” in March. Opening weekend runs March 13 to 15 at Plant City Entertainment, 101 N. Thomas St. The play will be shown March 19 to 21, as well. All showtimes start at 8 p.m. except for March 19, which is a […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man arrested for carjacking, attempted murder
An 18-year-old Plant City man has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force for a crime spree spanning three counties. Gregory Leon Ragins was captured in Tampa Tuesday, March 10, on North 49th Street. Ragins is a suspect in a March 6 Polk County shooting and armed robbery, a March 8 Osceola carjacking and an […]
Continue ReadingSuspect steals wallet at Dover 7-Eleven
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a theft at the 7-Eleven convenience store at 12902 Newsome Road in Dover. At about 12:50 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, the suspect entered the store and proceeded to the restroom area. He then walked through the back of the store, entering the office area. The suspect then took the […]
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The identities of two men who were found dead inside a South Johnson Street home Thursday, Dec. 18, have been released. Lazaro Chiroy Chiroy, 37, and Rolando Chiroy Chiroy, 32, were found at 205 S. Johnson St. at 1:51 a.m. Someone called the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and said they got a tip about a […]
Continue Reading24 new citizens naturalized at P.C. library
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services administered the Oath of Allegiance to 24 new citizens during a ceremony at Bruton Memorial Library Friday, March 5. The diverse group included former residents of 19 countries: Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, […]
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