Two former Plant City commissioners have died. online pharmacy order clomid without prescription with best prices today in the USA James Hoover suffered a fatal injury when the gun he was handling at his Plant City home accidentally fired. Also a dentist, he served on the commission from 1978 to 1982. Gerald Hooker died of […]
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Plant City man dies in I-4 rollover crash
One Plant City man died in a rollover crash this morning on Interstate 4. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, George J. Durden, 29, of Plant City, was driving a 2009 Ford F-250 at a high rate of speed at about 12:11 a.m. Feb. 8, on westbound I-4, west of McIntosh Road. Durden lost control of […]
Continue ReadingCommissioner Billy Keel: Do the investigation
On Friday afternoon, Commissioner Billy Keel sent an email to City Manager Greg Horwedel proposing that the commission asks the city manager’s office to send in a request to an independent agency to investigate the allegations that Keel tried to intervene in the investigation regarding Steven Singletary’s termination. He proposed that “… the commission by […]
Continue ReadingWEEKEND BEST BET: Railfest
Railfest takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb 7; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at Union Station Depot, 102 N. Palmer St., Plant City. The event kicks off Feb. 7, with back-to-back movie showings at the north parking lot on the corner of Reynolds and North Palmer streets. Attendees are encouraged […]
Continue ReadingParents of 9/11 victim to receive biker escort
A plethora of rumbling engines. A father’s tears. An escort to top them all. On Feb. 27, a pack of motorcycles will accompany Jerry and Karen Bingham to the Tampa International Airport, where they will take off to Somerset County, in Pennsylvania, the site of the United Airlines Flight 93 9/11 crash. What is now […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: FDLE will investigate police chief’s termination
UPDATE: On Friday afternoon, Commissioner Billy Keel sent an email to City Manager Greg Horwedel proposing that the commission asks the City Manager’s office to send in a request to an independent agency to investigate the allegations that Keel tried to intervene in the investigation regarding Steven Singletary’s termination. “…The commission by way of unanimous […]
Continue ReadingTattoo shop owner to fight city ordinance
A brick building on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Historic Downtown Plant City has been sitting vacant for decades. Its beautiful architecture reminds of grander times from long ago. When tattoo artist David Hudder saw the space, he knew it would be the perfect location for a tattoo shop and living quarters upstairs. He […]
Continue ReadingHappy 71st anniversary!
Stone Ledge Manor residents Lloyd and Mavis Evers celebrated recently their 71st anniversary. They were married Jan. 31, 1943. Together, they have four children, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, and are members of Hopewell Baptist Church.
Continue ReadingPlant City projects top MPO to-do list
Plant City Vice Mayor Rick Lott has seen many projects come and go during his decade-long service on the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planing Board for Transportation. Jokingly known as “the historian,” Lott has noticed that Plant City projects have started to rise in importance. The reason is simple: responsible city staff and reputation. “(Plant City […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker to present Florida’s history
Those who enjoyed the classic Florida novel, “A Land Remembered,” will be in for a treat next week. The Friends of the Bruton Memorial Library are bringing Patrick “Rick” Smith Jr., son of author Patrick Smith, to Plant City to give a presentation about the book and his father’s life. “Few, if any, books have […]
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