The Plant City Daybreak Rotary Club will host its annual Cracker Country Feast Friday, Oct. 24, to benefit the United Food Bank of Plant City and other charitable organizations. The event will be at George Banning’s home. Banning and three additional Rotarians are on the food bank’s board of directors. The bank’s director, Christine Miller, […]
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September Real Estate
A country home in North Plant City topped all real-estate sales in September. The home at 4806 Charlie Taylor Road sold Sept. 22, for $315,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,883 square feet of living area on 5.75 acres. It also includes a horse barn with stables and a loft. […]
Continue ReadingTrapnell to host fall fest
Trapnell Elementary School will host its Fall Festival from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday Oct. 24, at the school, 1605 W. Trapnell Road. The festival will feature carnival-style games, face painting, a haunted house, cake walk and food. For more information, call (813) 757-9313.
Continue ReadingPCPD hires new officers
The Plant City Police Department has hired four new officers. online pharmacy zoloft for sale no prescription pharmacy Justin C. Carpenter and Eric Cruz are former deputy sheriffs with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. Manuel Diaz was a reserve deputy sherif with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Joel Endel is new to the law enforcement […]
Continue ReadingFamily looking for missing woman
A Dover family is looking for family member Terrie Larkin, 52, who was last seen around 1 p.m. Oct. 7 in Dover. Larkin has schizophrenia. She left to go on a walk on Jerry Smith road, something she does everyday. But, she was wearing a trench coat, flip flops and had a drawstring backpack with […]
Continue ReadingPlant City businesses support breast cancer awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Plant City businesses are stepping up to join the fight against the disease. Brenda Gunter, owner of Reflections Boutique in Historic Downtown, has organized a collaborative event with other businesses downtown to raise money and awareness of breast cancer beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. “I’ve always […]
Continue ReadingJoe Keel files complaint against Al Higginbotham
Shortly after filing lawsuits against several Plant City residents for slander and libel, the owner of Keel and Curley Winery issued two ethics complaints to the Tallahassee-based Commission on Ethics against Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham and Ray Young, a former county planning commissioner and winery neighbor who opposed the rezoning. Owner Joe Keel said […]
Continue ReadingP.C. Relay for Life issues new Cupcake Challenge
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s … a sugary cupcake headed straight for you. And it’s all part of Plant City’s newest fad, The Cupcake Challenge. At the Superhero-themed Plant City Relay for Life Kickoff party Oct. 6, the event chair Linda Herman challenged her committee to complete the challenge to help raise money […]
Continue ReadingPlant City FFA student chosen as National Delegate from Florida
Anna Conrad has stood out consistently among Plant City students who participate in FFA, but her accomplishment this fall will top the rest. She will represent the state of Florida as a National Delegate for FFA’s annual conference. Based on her family’s history, Conrad seemed destined to enter the world of agriculture. She grew up […]
Continue ReadingMarshall Middle students perform in honor band
Five students nominated by Jay DeDon, band instructor at Marshall Middle School, took the stage Saturday, Sept. 27, with 85 other top middle-school musicians from all across Florida. The Middle School Honors Chamber Winds Festival, hosted by the music department at Stetson University in DeLand, and sponsored by the Collegiate National Association for Music Education, […]
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