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Rescue crews investigating afternoon crash

January 22, 2014 By Michael Eng

online pharmacy buy champix with best prices today in the USA 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.

Festival delivers tickets to Publix

January 22, 2014 By Amber Jurgensen

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, […]

Ross announces bid for re-election

January 22, 2014 By Justin Kline

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 […]

Plant City begins police chief investigation

January 19, 2014 By Amber Jurgensen

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 […]

UPDATE: Plant City man arrested in hit-and-run

January 17, 2014 By Michael Eng

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 […]

New owner plans to flip Red Rose

January 16, 2014 By Amber Jurgensen

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. […]

Marshall FFA shines at contests

January 16, 2014 By Michael Eng

FFA students at Marshall Middle School brought home plenty of awards so far this year. In preparation for their sub-district Career Development Events, the students earned accolades in several categories: • Opening and Closing Ceremonies, first place. Team members include Destiny Cox, Alexa Diaz, Kenzie Shelby, Serenity Jopek-Miller, Zoe Odom, Reghan Telfer and Sienna Bradberry. […]

Plant City kicks off annual MLK celebration

January 16, 2014 By Justin Kline

The staff of the Martin Luther King Recreation Center has big plans for this coming weekend. The recreation center will host its annual four-day MLK Festival, celebrating the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And, this year, the plans are as big as ever. To kick things off, the center will host […]

City approves revised Historic Preservation ordinance

January 16, 2014 By Michael Eng

Following feedback from residents regarding Plant City’s historic preservation ordinance, city commissioners approved Jan. 13 changes that further define the duration of the ordinance’s certificate of appropriateness, the document required during a renovation project in the city’s three historic districts. The ordinance now stipulates that a certificate of appropriateness is good for one year. However, […]

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