Every time Plant City resident Robert Woods creates a new sculpture, sparks fly. The artist morphs together abstract forms with the hot, blue light of a fiery blowtorch. Some are mammoths that, at 18 feet tall, tower over humans. Others are functional, such as his latest masterpiece: a fabricated 1930s era vintage fire truck. The […]
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Superintendent to host Florida Standards meeting in Plant City
Hillsborough County Public Schools will host one of its informational meetings regarding the new Florida Standards curriculum next week, in Plant City. The curriculum will be fully implemented when school starts in August. The Plant City meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, 108 S. Warnell […]
Continue ReadingGlover School renovation nears completion
Glover School sits nestled deep within the rural confines of the Bealsville community, shaded by grand oaks and brightened by a smiling community. And, it sure has something to smile about. After more than a decade, the 81-year-old campus is finally seeing the end of its renovations. Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham and members of […]
Continue ReadingDance studio to host registration
Plant City’s Dance Connection will host an open house for its upcoming classes this weekend. online pharmacy buy flomax no insurance with best prices today in the USA Registration will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, at the studio, 507 N. Wheeler St. Registration costs $25. Classes […]
Continue ReadingLions Club, businesses partner for fundraiser
The Plant City Lions Club and several local businesses will host a car wash benefit for Taylor Goethals from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at Walden Lake Car Wash, 1414 S. Alexander St., Plant City. The car wash will benefit 15-year-old Goethals, a Plant City teen who is battling cancer for the […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Police Department needs new recruits
The Plant City Police Department is accepting applications for new police officers. online pharmacy keflex no prescription with best prices today in the USA Applicants must have a high school diploma, GED or higher and Florida-certified. Starting pay is $42,915, and officers receive health benefits, a take-home vehicle after training, tuition reimbursement and other perks. […]
Continue ReadingDover resident awarded Jeremy McGrath Scholarship
Cameron Goins’ lifelong love of supercross ended with a big payday. The Dover resident won a $20,000 scholarship to put toward his education at Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, in Orlando. Goins earned the 2014 Jeremy McGrath Scholarship by submitting a two-minute video. The win was fitting for Goins — who not only likes motorcycles and dirt […]
Continue ReadingDurant Senior Council seeks opportunities to give back
In just four hours, Durant High School’s Senior Council collected seven bags worth of trash during a clean-up project June 30, at Ben Davis Beach. The project was part of the council’s goal to complete one community service project a month until its members graduate in May 2015. “Most councils make it a job to […]
Continue ReadingCommission OKs funds for lighting in Ellis-Methvin Park
The Plant City Commission approved unanimously July 14, a series of motions that ultimately will illuminate the new soccer fields at Ellis-Methvin Park. In addition to amendments to the city’s 2013-14 budget and Capital Improvement Budget, the commission endorsed the purchase and installation of high-mast lighting at the park’s two practice soccer fields, six soccer […]
Continue ReadingPlant City’s Jim Jeffries to be inducted into Florida FFA Hall of Fame
Florida Strawberry Festival President James “Jim” Jeffries has been chosen as one of the Florida FFA’s 2014 Hall of Fame inductees. Jeffries, of Plant City, taught agriculture education in Florida middle and high schools for two decades before becoming supervisor of Agribusiness and Natural Resources education for the Hillsborough County School District, for which he served […]
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