Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee announced his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross for re-election in the 15th Congressional District of Florida. online pharmacy flomax no prescription “Dennis Ross is a friend and has been a strong representative for Hillsborough County in Congress,” Gee said. “We have worked together on numerous issues and he has fought hard to protect our community. […]
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PCHS students put in some work
Students from Plant City High School have donated their time to earn community-service hours and build their resumes by helping build obstacles for Romp in the Swamp II, a mud run 5K hosted by the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce. They met with chair Michael Watkins after school Oct. 22, to discuss plans. Romp […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Queen orientation Sunday
The mandatory orientation for the Florida Strawberry Queen Pageant will take place beginning at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds in the Charlie Grimes Family Ag Center, 2508 W. Oak Ave. Attending the meeting is the only way to obtain an application to the competition. Applicants must be accompanied by […]
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Daylight saving time ends Sunday at 2 a.m., so be sure to move your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night. online pharmacy albuterol with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy https://www.edgewaterdental.ca/wp-content/uploads/revslider/templates/The7-G-Creative-Slideshow/ventolin.html no prescription pharmacy This means the evenings will start getting dark earlier — until the second Sunday in […]
Continue ReadingPlant City police execute drug bust
The Plant City Police Department served a search warrant at a residence near a church Oct. 22 and ended up finding more than six pounds of marijuana and almost 200 prescription pills. The investigation at 1010 N. Palm Drive was initiated after citizens made their concerns known to the department about suspicious activities at the […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Misti Whitfield found
Misti Whitfield Celebration of Life WHEN: 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, WHERE: McCall Park, Historic Downtown Plant City. A reception will follow at Cuzzins, 111 S. Palmer St., Plant City. The 17-month search for a missing Plant City woman is over. Tampa Police Department detectives discovered the remains of a body Oct. 24, later confirmed […]
Continue ReadingCrash at Durant homecoming involves party bus; sedan
At about 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, a party bus carrying students to Durant High School’s homecoming dance hit a sedan at the intersection of Reynolds Street and Woodrow Wilson Street. Witnesses reported that the sedan pulled out into the way of the bus before the driver of the bus could slow down. An official […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man rescues, returns injured dog
From being the victim of a crime, to suffering a possible concussion, and then losing his dog, October was not off to a good start for Josh Harrell. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, someone broke into his house. The whole place was ransacked, although fortunately, nothing seemed to be missing. The next morning, his dog, Ellie, […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake leaders select new management company
The Walden Lake Community Association Board of Directors voted Oct. 20, to enter into a contract with a new management company for 2015. The motion was to negotiate a contract with Greenacre Properties Inc. Five board members, including President Jim Chancey, voted in favor of the motion. Three board members voted against it, preferring to […]
Continue ReadingIndependence students collect gifts for veterans
Patients at a Tampa VA hospital will receive individual, hand-picked gifts this Veterans Day, thanks to the concern and initiative of students at one of Plant City’s smallest schools. It all began in Melanie Weitz and Donelle Casselman’s language arts classroom at Independence Academy. Weitz and Casselman had their eighth-graders read an article from Scholastic’s […]
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