When Maria Wyatt, a migrant advocate at Bryan Elementary, found out that the family of one of her students was in serious trouble, she couldn’t just stand by without helping. Migrant families have been arriving in Plant City throughout the past month for the strawberry growing season. The family had been in Michigan for the […]
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Rep. Dan Raulerson announces Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation Meeting
Rep. Dan Raulerson announced that the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation Meeting will take place beginning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus in the Student Services Auditorium, 4001 W. Tampa Bay Blvd., Tampa. The meeting is open to the public. For those wishing to speak, the deadline for submission of speaker […]
Continue ReadingWawa to hold grand opening
The new Wawa off Thonotosassa Road will host its grand opening at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, with a schedule full of festivities. A charitable hoagie building competition will pit members of the Plant City Police Department and the Plant City Fire Rescue against each other. Hoagies for Heroes will challenge each team to build the most […]
Continue ReadingPCPD searching for armed robbery suspect
The Plant City Police Department is looking for a suspect that was involved in an armed robbery on Nov. 25. At about 7:20 p.m., an unknown black male suspect armed with a handgun approached an elderly female in the parking lot of The Strawberry Patch, 1703 E. Baker St. The suspect demanded money and struggled with […]
Continue ReadingDriver crashes into police patrol car
A Dover resident crashed into a police deputy’s patrol car while the officer was stopped at another unrelated car accident, Dec. 1. Joaquin Sanchez-Sanchez, 40, was arrested and charged with DUI with Property Damage and Expired Driver’s License, according to police reports. Around 7 p.m. Deputy Jonathan Winters, 27, was seated inside his marked police car […]
Continue ReadingStudents round up awards at county fair
Plant City-area students brought home titles to be proud of at the Hillsborough County Fair, the last two weekends in October. Hannah Spivey, a freshman at Plant City High School, earned the honor of Grand Champion, upon her first time competing in the fair’s poultry show. Spivey first started showing birds last year, when she […]
Continue ReadingP.C. commissioners vote to condemn historic house
The Plant City Commission voted unanimously Nov. 24, to approve the condemnation of the building at 709 N. Evers Street, which was significantly damaged in a fire 10 years ago. When the house was appraised in April 2014, it was determined that it would take $115,000 to repair the house to the point that it […]
Continue ReadingA Real Daughter of 1812
In a shady northern Plant City cemetery speckled with oaks, an intimate group of women gathered to bestow a special honor upon a 110-year-old grave. Even with the drizzling rain, the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 proceeded with its Nov. 22 ceremony at Mt. Enon Memorial Cemetery, marking the stoney grave of Nancy […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Civitan Club celebrates 60th anniversary
The Plant City Civitan Club celebrated 60 years of history and service at its meeting Thursday, Nov. 20. The club’s motto is “Builders of Good Citizenship,” and it has lived up to it. In the last 60 years, the club has financially sponsored or personally served Meals On Wheels, United Food Bank of Plant City, […]
Continue ReadingCity opens new dog park
Plant City pet owners have a new space where they can unleash their furry friends for safe exercise and playtime. Plant City’s dog park, on the north side of East Calhoun Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Knight Street, is now open. Though some residential areas in town have private dog parks, this is the only […]
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