A summer evening shower isn’t usually considered a disaster. Garden enthusiasts might welcome a chance to turn off the sprinklers for a day. And pool owners could appreciate the free water level boost. But for Wes Bayes and other residents of Magnolia Green, a neighborhood located about one mile east of the Turkey Creek Road […]
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Food trucks, farmers market to return this fall
Plant City commissioners approved two resolutions Sept. 8, designating food truck rallies and farmers markets as community events. The sponsors of these events hope to bring more visitors and consumers to the downtown district. Although the event sponsors will be working largely independently, they still have to make sure the city manager’s office approves most […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake leaders introduce plans for park
The Walden Lake Community Association’s board of directors unanimously voted Sept. 15, to move forward with plans for a new park in place of the polo fields. Although the project is far from confirmed, the board has a design for the park and has agreed to obtain quotes and advice from civil engineering firms. Residents […]
Continue ReadingCocoa Beach man dies in I-4 crash
A 70-year-old Cocoa Beach man died in a four car pile up on Interstate 4 Sept. 17. The accident occurred just after 12 p.m. near the Alexander Street exit at mile marker 21. Armin G. Wolle was taken to South Florida Baptist Hospital where he died. The accident happened after two drivers slowed for traffic and […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man injured in power line accident
The whole ground turned red is what a crane operator told the family of a Plant City man who was electrocuted in a construction accident on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Brady Keys, 49, was working on the foundation for a traffic light pole on U.S. 41 in North Port, according to his family. While the crew […]
Continue ReadingCampus to be ready in December
It’s the start of a new school year, and for Shiloh Charter School, it’s also the start of new beginnings. The school has a new name — Independence Academy — and a new will have a brand-new home. The new campus currently is under construction at McIntosh Road and U.S. 92. It is slated to be […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry fumigant odor eliminated this season
Plant City has once again entered strawberry growing season, and families will soon join in the area’s long history of picking berries together and attending the Florida Strawberry Festival. In 2013 and this year, a new product has helped growers produce those sweet berries: a soil fumigant called Paladin. Paladin is used to suppress weeds, […]
Continue ReadingCity pulls plug on McCall Wi-Fi
If Plant City residents and visitors want to connect a mobile device to the Internet in the downtown district, they will have to enter a business that offers Wi-Fi to its customers. The public Wi-Fi installed in McCall Park will be taken down within the next month. The Wi-Fi equipment was installed about 10 years […]
Continue ReadingPark improvements near completion
Four Plant City parks have been undergoing simultaneous makeovers, and Interim City Manager Dave Sollenberger hopes to wrap up plans for these projects before he passes his responsibilities onto new city manager Mike Herr at the end of September. “It’s just kind of a convergence of several things coming together at the same time, kind […]
Continue ReadingArt Wood to retire from credit union
Throughout Art Wood’s 40-year career with credit unions, he’s learned a lot of life lessons. When he got his first break into the business, he found that taking the initiative could get him far. “Even if you don’t know how to do it, if you can figure it out tell them you know, and then […]
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