Attention Walden Lake residents: Want to own your own golf course and country club? If so, your chance may be coming. For the first time since the battle between Walden Lake residents and Walden Lake Golf & Country Club owner Visions Golf LLC erupted last summer, Walden Lake Community Association leaders have broached the subject […]
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Jarrett-Scott commits to FFA
Jarrett-Scott Ford will sponsor the Built Ford Tough collegiate scholarship program for Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest high schools. Through this sponsorship, the Plant City dealership will help three FFA students attend college. To be eligible, FFA members must submit an online application at ffa.org and take the required signature page to Jarrett-Scott Ford […]
Continue ReadingTomlin FFA team named national finalists at 2013 National FFA Agriscience Fair
Science is Tomlin Middle School student MacKenzie Steele’s least favorite subject. But, that didn’t stop her and her teammate, Caroline Brummer, from becoming finalists in the 2013 National Agriscience Fair at the 86th National FFA Convention and Expo. In fact, the eighth-graders also gained a little appreciation for the subject. “I thought it was something […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake on-site manager resigns
After more than a decade, Walden Lake On-Site Manager Tom Daramus is resigning from his post, effective January. Daramus submitted his resignation Dec. 2, to the Walden Lake Community Association. “I have given this a lot of consideration and there are several reasons, both personal and professional that make this the right decision for me […]
Continue ReadingHaught service offers time to remember
Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be tough, especially during the holiday season. At Haught Funeral Home, directors Howard Johnson and David Wolf helped Plant City residents manage their grief with a Service of Remembrance Dec. 10, in the funeral home’s chapel. “Most folks aren’t real good at talking about death under […]
Continue ReadingPlant City Woman’s Club helps students put best feet forward
Eager students lined up Dec. 10, ready to get their feet into a new pair of kicks at Bryan Elementary. Their old, worn shoes would be replaced just in time for Christmas, thanks to the Junior Woman’s Club and their annual shoe drive. James Hardie partners to sponsor Bryan. But, it’s the club that spends […]
Continue ReadingPolice uncover drug operation at car dealership
The Plant City Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, along with its Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant at Strategic Auto Sales last week, netting one arrest, drugs and a firearm. The investigation into Strategic Auto Sales began when detectives received citizen complaints that one of the individuals associated with the business, located at 901 […]
Continue ReadingCity dedicates Railroad Viewing Platform and Tower
Plant City leaders celebrated the opening of the community’s new Railroad Viewing Platform and Tower with a private reception program Dec. 14, at the platform. City Commissioner Mike Sparkman hosted the event, which recognized the sponsors, contractors, vendors, committee members and key supporters who helped fund and build the platform. The site will include plaques […]
Continue ReadingMan hospitalized after overnight house fire
A 72-year-old Plant City man was hospitalized after a home caught fire late last night. According to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue reports, a crew responded to a fire at about 11:30 p.m. Dec. 15, at the home at 2303 South Wiggins Road. The crew was flagged down by a 50-year-old female, who had her 72-year-old father lying in […]
Continue ReadingRobinson teacher wins two awards
It’s been a good year for Kelli Rowland. Some may venture to say she’s earned an A+. The Robinson Elementary teacher won two awards, Teacher of the Year for her school and Reading Teacher of the Year for Hillsborough County. So, it’s not hard to see the passion she has for her students. “I want […]
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