Want to run for Walden Lake’s governing board? Here’s your chance. The board currently is accepting candidates for three positions that will be available this year. Those interested need to submit a letter of intent by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14. The letter can be submitted via email, manager@waldenlake.org, or at the WLCA office, 3035 […]
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Glorioso to reveal Walden Lake presentation next month
Walden Lake Community Association Director RichGlorioso should be ready to unveil his presentation about the Walden Lake Golf & Country Club next month. The WLCA board asked Glorioso last month to form a task force to research the possibility of Walden Lake residents purchasing the golf courses and country club from Visions Golf LLC. Glorioso […]
Continue ReadingBook bargains highlight sale
The Friends of the Bruton Memorial Library will be holding a Bag of Books for a Buck Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1. The sale will be held in the Moody Community Room in the library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. Members of the Friends of […]
Continue ReadingCountry home tops December transactions
The home at 3618 Midway Road was the top residential real estate transaction in December, selling for $362,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,284 square feet of living area. It is situated on move than five acres and features a barn with three stalls. The price per square […]
Continue ReadingRescue crews investigating afternoon crash
Reader and photographer William Varney submitted this photo of a car crash that occurred at about 1 p.m. Jan. 22, at the intersection of State Road 60 and Turkey Creek Road.
Continue ReadingFestival delivers tickets to Publix
Florida Strawberry Festival President Jim Jeffries and General Manager Paul Davis delivered tickets to two Plant City Publix Supermarkets. Patrick O’Neal, the general manager at the Publix at 2202 Jim Redman Parkway, received 2,500 tickets for his store. For years, the festival partnered with Sweetbay to sell discounted tickets throughout the Tampa Bay area. Now, […]
Continue ReadingRoss announces bid for re-election
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross announced plans to run for re-election Jan. 21, speaking to a crowd at American Legion Post 26, in Plant City. “As I look back at my history, it’s like in that Rodney Atkins song: ‘These are my people, this is where I come from,’” Ross said. After a brief introduction by […]
Continue ReadingPlant City begins police chief investigation
Plant City Police Chief Steven Singletary has been placed on administrative leave with pay, city officials confirmed Jan. 20. Mayor Mary Thomas Mathis and Plant City commissioners learned of the suspension on the afternoon of Jan. 17. Officials have declined to release information regarding why the suspension was issued. City Manager Greg Horwedel said staff […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Plant City man arrested in hit-and-run
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested a Plant City man in connection to a hit-and-run accident Jan. 17, in Dover. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, Dannie Ray Dixon Jr., of Plant City, has been booked into the Orient Road Jail in Hillsborough County. He has been charged with one count of leaving the scene of a traffic crash […]
Continue ReadingNew owner plans to flip Red Rose
It’s been a long time coming, but the Red Rose Inn & Suites has finally sold. The buyer, LBMT Properties LLC, is led by Louis Spiro, of Pinellas Park. Spiro purchased the 261-room Red Rose for $1.5 million. But, despite the new owner, Plant City residents won’t see any major overhaul or “coming soon” signs. […]
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