The two Plant City children who were struck last week by an SUV have been released from the intensive-care unit at Tampa General Hospital. According to Plant City Police Department Traffic Management Unit reports, Madison Dodski, 6, and her sister, Allison Dodski, 9, were walking eastbound at about 7:25 a.m. May 9, along Victoria near […]
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BREAKING NEWS: FHP trooper assists in baby delivery on I-4
In his 23 years as a Florida Highway Patrol state trooper, Brett McCranie has seen many things. Once, he responded to a call about a Denny’s that had been firebombed. Another time, he worked a scenario involving a shooter. And just this morning, he was on scene for an overturned tanker on Interstate 4. But, he says, […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Two children hit by SUV while walking to school
Two Plant City children were struck by an SUV while trying to walk to school this morning. buy premarin online premarin online no prescription According to Plant City Police Department Traffic Management Unit reports, the children, ages 6 and 8, were walking eastbound at about 7:25 a.m. May 9, along Victoria near Dort streets, after […]
Continue ReadingPlant City man accused of firing shotgun at woman’s car during argument
A Plant City-area man is facing charges after he fired a shotgun at a woman’s car during a domestic dispute Wednesday morning, Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies said. Allen Carlisle and Brittany Hardiman, 24, were reportedly arguing shortly after 9 a.m. at their home in the 4900 block of CP Keen Road. online pharmacy buy stromectol […]
Continue ReadingPlant City students earn U.S. Military Academy appointments
Plant City High School’s Kellyanne Hurst, Durant High School’s Trey VanDeGrift and Strawberry Crest High School’s Matthew Baker were among the seven students honored by U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross at the 2014 Academy Nominees Banquet April 25, at Toscana Ristorante on the Southeastern University campus, in Lakeland. The event recognized students from Florida’s 15th Congressional […]
Continue ReadingZoning issues threaten Plant City’s Keel and Curley Winery
Click here to download the PDF of Keel and Curley Winery’s Rezone Modification Application. Click here to view Keel and Curley Winery’s online petition. The owners of Keel and Curley Winery sampled a taste of victory late last week, when Hillsborough County officials ruled the Plant City business could continue to operate as it has […]
Continue ReadingNew gala helps families fighting pediatric cancer
Since Morgan Pierce was diagnosed with stage-four neuroblastoma more than five years ago, she and her family have been battling for survival. Plant City has rallied around the family with different events to help them from 5K runs, family fun days, a Blueberry Festival pageant and more. Now, the Pierces want to help other families […]
Continue ReadingPlant City students enjoy high-tech yearbooks
Plant City High School senior Beth Pengler focuses her mobile phone’s camera at an image featuring the 2013 Homecoming Court in the school’s 2013-14 yearbook. In less than a second, the phone reacts, bringing the image to life with a video clip of the court’s crowning. Pengler, yearbook editor-in-chief, smiles as the video plays. As […]
Continue ReadingMidtown fountain to add European flair to Plant City
Work already has begun to carve Plant City’s newest park — Midtown’s Village Green — out of a piece of vacant land just south of downtown. City officials hope to complete the project by October, but before landscaping and other features can be added, a fountain — the centerpiece of the park — has to be […]
Continue ReadingOfficer reflects on 25 years with Tampa Police Department
When police officer Brent Meyers got a call about a six-foot rattlesnake in a back yard, he didn’t believe it. In his 25 years at the Tampa Police Department, he had taken numerous calls about vermin and alligators — all larger than life. But, he prepared himself anyway, making a noose out of a broomstick […]
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