Jasmine Molino was March 8, in Pasco County, unharmed. She will be returned back to Hillsborough County. ORIGINAL STORY The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a teenage girl who walked away from a Plant City home yesterday. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, just before 8:30 p.m. March 7, Jasmine […]
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Hillsborough County to hire Plant City’s Greg Horwedel
Plant City Manager Greg Horwedel had no plans to vacate the city’s top post. In fact, there was only one organization that could entice his services away from the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. It just so happened that that organization — Hillsborough County — came calling. And with one son contemplating college and another […]
Continue ReadingWEEKEND BEST BET: Baby Parade
GFWC Plant City Junior Woman’s Club 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival Baby Parade — takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Florida Strawberry Festival in front of the free grandstands at the Wish Farms Soundstage, 303 N. Lemon St., Plant City. Awards will be given for Most Beautiful Girl, Most Handsome Boy, Most […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Weather closes festival midway
Severe weather in Hillsborough County has forced Florida Strawberry Festival officials to close the midway.According to the festival’s Facebook page, the midway is closed until 2 p.m. It will reopen at that time if weather conditions permit. At the present time, all shows for this afternoon and evening are on as scheduled. According to the Tampa […]
Continue ReadingPlant City High student earns district’s top GPA
One day, Plant City High School senior Dhara Patel was No. 1 in her class. The next day, she was last. PCHS College and Career Counselor Sherrie Mueller pulled up Patel’s grades in the system two weeks ago to discover Patel had dropped in rank to No. 409 out of 409 students. It was a […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake leaders prep for golf course discussion
Less than two weeks after Visions Golf LLC filed a rezone request to redevelop Walden Lake Golf & Country Club and its two golf courses, Walden Lake Community Association leaders called an emergency meeting to mobilize for discussion and, possibly, for battle. Before a standing room-only crowd of residents March 3, the WLCA voted unanimously […]
Continue ReadingSale pending on Plant City Sweetbay distribution facility
After 10 months of uncertainty, it appears the Plant City distribution center owned by Sweetbay Supermarkets is close to having a new owner. C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., the Keene, N.H.-based company that provides procurement, warehouse and transportation services for Bi-Lo Holdings, currently has 29 jobs listed for the Plant City distribution center on its website. […]
Continue ReadingPlant City cat rescue relocates to new facility
Karen Boyce and Sandra Bartareau walked around the peaceful green fields of their 3.8-acre compound off Sparkman Road several weeks ago. The two women couldn’t wait to move in their newest tenants, which weren’t a family — or even human. The tenants were dozens and dozens of cats. The duo bought the land, which includes […]
Continue ReadingSouth Florida Baptist Hospital breaks ground on addition
South Florida Baptist Hospital started construction this week on an addition to its surgical center. The hospital broke ground March 4 to expand its operating rooms. “With the increasing number of surgeries and the increased case complexity, we needed additional, larger operating rooms,” said South Florida Baptist Hospital President Karen Kerr. “We continue to provide […]
Continue ReadingPleasant Grove church construction now underway
For 10 years, the congregation at Pleasant Grove Assembly of God off Turkey Creek Road has been displaced. Its members have been holding services in a fellowship hall, which seats about 100 people. In that time, they all dreamed of a new place in which to worship. That dream is finally coming true. The foundation […]
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