A crash on Interstate 4, west of State Route 566, closed the westbound lanes for more than an hour Thursday morning. At approximately 6:45 a.m., a 1994 Toyota pickup truck driven by Leslie Rivera, 33, of Plant City, was traveling in the center lane. Rivera lost control and began to rotate in a clockwise direction until the […]
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Plant City teen faces 106 charges in child porn case
A 16-year-old Plant City teenager was arrested on 93 counts of possession of child pornography, nine counts of promotion of a sexual performance by a child, and four counts of lewd and lascivious molestation. The investigation into the teenager started in September. Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tampa Bay Regional Operations Center Cyber […]
Continue ReadingCity remembers Cindy Holland
Avid volunteer, soccer lover and devoted wife and mother Cindy Holland, 65, died Oct. 3, from complications of systematic lupus erthematosus. It had started as a year of unsuccessful diagnoses — a chronic rash, fatigue, muscle weakness. In December 1998, Holland finally got her answer. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system […]
Continue ReadingBump in the Night
Fright night isn’t only reserved for Oct. 31 in Plant City. The town, chock full of its own ghostly history, has more than enough candy to go around, including fall festivals and trunk or treats in the weeks before Halloween. But, two main events are bound to scare your socks off this year. Sir Henry’s […]
Continue ReadingNative American-style flutist shares culture with P.C. players
Although country and rock music are among Plant City’s most popular genres, there is one group of musicians who play to the beat of a different drum. These musicians consider one another as close as family, and they gather to play and listen to the sounds of soothing Native American-style flute music at Bruton Memorial […]
Continue ReadingBurney student needs donations
Burney Elementary student Azaria Santos is going into her second year of doing charity work to help premature babies at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Last year, Azaria and her nana stuffed stockings and brought bears to babies and their parents for the Christmas season. This year, Azaria also wants to donate lullaby CDs, blankets, Bibles, books […]
Continue ReadingCity welcomes business development manager
In his new position, City Manager Mike Herr plans to focus on economic development, and Adam Myers, a new employee from the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation, has relocated to Plant City to work side-by-side with Herr. “We’re going to be focusing on business recruitment and retention, and we’re already starting to get some inquiries […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 10.17.14
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. OCT. 3 CYBER CRIME 2100 block of Sycamore Lane. Fraud. Officers responded to this house in reference to a fraudulent use of the victim’s PayPal online account. In August 2014, someone used the victim’s account to purchase a […]
Continue ReadingCancer Resource Center to host open house
Walking into South Florida Baptist Hospital’s Cancer Resource Center is like walking into a homey living room. Instead of a cold, sterile environment, couches are set up in the main lobby with books and refreshments. It’s this welcoming environment that the hospital wants the community to see and to use. To that end, the hospital […]
Continue ReadingShiloh could add to traffic woes for Strawberry Crest, Bailey
By Shannan D. Powell | Tampa Bay Times Three weeks after school began, Strawberry Crest High School principal David Brown sent a voice message to parents warning that being “stuck in traffic” would no longer be an acceptable excuse for morning tardiness. Enough was enough. Unfortunately for Brown and drivers heading for the high school […]
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