This hasn’t been a good week for some drivers traveling on Calhoun Street. A 40-year-old man, for example, was driving near Brewington’s Towing & Recovery Monday morning when he lost control. He veered off of the main road, went through the grass and slammed — sideways — into a big tree near the towing company’s […]
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Plant City ready for Fourth of July
There’s no birthday celebration quite like America’s. The sound of our national anthem pumping through speakers, the smell of freshly grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, and the sight of big, brilliant fireworks in the night sky can get anybody excited. With that in mind, Plant City’s third annual Fourth of July celebration should be a […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Girl Scouts hit Washington, D.C.
Countless monuments, the Smithsonian Museum and one double-decker bus later, the Girl Scouts in Troop 499 had seen almost all of Washington, D.C. Eight out of the 11 members took the summer trip to the nation’s capital to earn four fun badges earlier this month. “They were excited about things you wouldn’t think teenagers would […]
Continue ReadingPlant City leaders pleased with EDC partnership
When Plant City partnered with the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. and TECO to hire a new project manager for Greater Plant City, the goals were simple: job creation and capital investment. The partnership seems to be working. In his first fiscal year, Plant City-based EDC Project Manager Jake Austin has helped bring 67 new […]
Continue ReadingPlant City YMCA hires new camp and aquatics director
The Zeno Zone was crawling with rambunctious summer campers at Plant City’s YMCA last week. When Steven Schwamman called the children over from their imaginative games in the two-story playground, they climbed down to the sound of his booming voice. The more than 6-foot-tall athlete commands attention in any room, even one with enticing pingpong […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Lions Club, car wash partner for fundraiser
Typically, Walden Lake Car Wash and Service Center is open six days per week — giving owner Frank Cummings and his staff just one day off — Sunday — for the weekend. It’s a day with which they can do as they please — relax at home, enjoy the outdoors or have dinner with friends. […]
Continue ReadingPlant City’s Clogging Connection takes competition
Whether it’s The Florida Opry or Pioneer Days in Plant City, the thunderous sound of rhythmic footwork can be heard on the main stage from the popular Clogging Connection act. The local dance team is also a familiar sight in the competition ring. It won 15 awards June 7 at the Power All Star Challenge […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Felon still at large
East Knights Griffin Road was covered with police officers today while they searched for a felon wanted by the State Attorney’s Office. George Edward Ford, 33, of Plant City, is still at large. He has a warrant out for trafficking cocaine. Plant City Police Department officers first noticed Ford while he was driving a U-Haul […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: PCPD searching for drug suspect
Police officers are currently chasing a suspected drug offender through the woods off E. Knights Griffin Road, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, who has a warrant out for their arrest, was last seen running through the woods near 700 Knights Griffin Road East and Paradise Oaks Place. Plant City Police Department […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: HCSO obtain warrant against Myers
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detectives have obtained an additional arrest warrant for Steven Myers charging him with five counts of Using a Computer/Electronics, in his case a cell phone, to seduce and solicit a minor for sex. The registered sex offender disappeared with 16-year-old Ashley Lyon on June 11. They were found in Lafayette, La. The warrant will be […]
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