The Plant City Civitan Club will be honoring the Outstanding Students at 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at its monthly breakfast at Buddy Freddy’s, 1101 Goldfinch Drive, Plant City. Jessi Rae Varnum and Austin Bruner have been selected as this year’s Outstanding Youth and also will be the 2014 Youth Parade grand marshals on March 1.
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Lancers to host dinner fundraiser
Looking for a way to kill two birds with one stone? Feed your family and raise funds for a wonderful Plant City organization through the Plant City FC’s chicken dinner fundraiser. The dinner will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at the Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex, 2602 E. Cherry […]
Continue ReadingCitizen of the Year tickets now on sale
It’s a longstanding tradition — 55 years to be exact. And it’s always a secret. Plant City’s Citizen of the Year recipient is never revealed until the moment they are called onto the stage at the annual luncheon. “Every year is an exciting time for the Citizen of the Year,” Kiwanis Club of Plant City […]
Continue ReadingCOMPLETE STORY: Plant City fires police chief
Ever since Plant City suspended Police Chief Steven Singletary Jan. 17, one question remained: Why? City Manager Greg Horwedel revealed the reasons behind Singletary’s suspension — and now termination — during a press conference Jan. 28, at City Hall. Singletary primarily violated several of the Plant City Police Department’s general order code of conduct items, […]
Continue ReadingWEEKEND BEST BET: 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Scholarship Program
2014 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Scholarship Program — takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Florida Strawberry Festival’s Grimes Family Agricultural Center, 2301 W. Oak Ave., Plant City. Tickets are $15 each and are available at Hardee’s Fashions, 1501 N. Wheeler St.; Sunshine State Federal Savings and Loan, 102 W. Baker St.; […]
Continue ReadingSchools hosting Kindergarten Round Ups
It’s that time! Plant City to area parents with children who will be entering kindergarten in the fall should attend the Kindergarten Round Up event at the school to which they are districted. Plant City round ups begin Jan. 23. To register, parents must bring the following: • Birth certificate • Social Security card (if […]
Continue ReadingPlant City’s Hull House offers a haven for recovering addicts
Editor’s note: Names have been changed to preserve anonymity. The white house sits at the corner of redemption and temptation. First Presbyterian Church to the south; a well known “dope hole” to the north. The nearby two-story complex is known to throw hard parties. Money exchanges hands. Cars drive in and out. Loiterers stagger around […]
Continue ReadingUncle Mike’s turns to Plant City for support
It was heartbreaking. After three years, of blood, sweat and tears, the owners of Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse Grill in Brandon lost their lease on the location. And without warning. Simone and Mike Tolley received a letter on Jan. 9, stating they had 10 days to “vacate the leased premises.” The letter came from Tampa attorney […]
Continue ReadingKirkin’ o’ the Tartan coming to Plant City
Any Plant City residents with Scottish heritage can get a history lesson to go with their worship this weekend. First Presbyterian Church of Plant City will host its 16th annual Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan celebration, a special service of worship thats date back to the 1940s. “It goes back to an old English rule forbidding […]
Continue ReadingPlant City freshman ignites Tallahassee fireworks discussion
New Year’s Eve is over, but the fireworks still are flying. State lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that have sparked debate. And, it’s Plant City High School freshman Arie Fry igniting the fuse. Fry testified at the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee Jan. 8, in support of the bills that would repeal Florida’s […]
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